Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mapaville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mapaville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mapaville is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Mapaville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mapaville:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Mapaville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Horine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Hematite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Herculaneum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Festus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crystal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pevely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Barnhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olympian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Hemker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Luebbering
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Lonedell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Catawissa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <1>
- Robertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Gray Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Villa Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Labadie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- Defiance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Blackwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- French Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Settletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bonne Terre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Desloge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cantwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Esther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Flat River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Leadwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rivermines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Elvins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Carondelet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Saint Louis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Mattese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Fenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Crescent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Ranken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Sunset Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Mehlville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Peerless Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Allenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Brickeys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Kinsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bloomsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Lawrenceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Sprott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Zell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Tiff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Richwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Cadet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- French Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Aptus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Mineral Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Potosi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Mitchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Monroe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Valmeyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Maeystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Fults
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <1>
- Red Bud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ruma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Modoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Dupo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <1>
- East Carondelet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Millstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Cahokia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <1>
- Smithton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Sauget
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <1>
- Alorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mapaville, see our County-by-County Page for Mapaville.
Cemeteries Near Mapaville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mapaville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mapaville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mapaville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mahlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victoria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gamel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Festus.
- The Gamel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery
- Festsus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054266 <2>
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mapaville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mapaville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mapaville, with the one closest to Mapaville listed first.
- Jarvis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Hematite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Silica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Festus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herculaneum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Crystal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pevely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bushburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bushburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Antonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Regina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Regina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mapaville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mapaville.
Newspapers Published in Mapaville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mapaville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mapaville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mapaville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mapaville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mapaville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mapaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |