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 Melzo (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 Melzo. 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 hospitals and 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.
Melzo is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties 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 Melzo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Melzo:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Melzo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Valles Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valles Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valles Mines
- Valles Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valles Mines <2>
- Knorpp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Flucom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Olympian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Hematite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Festus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Festus is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <2>
- Mapaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Crystal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
- Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Hensley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Luebbering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luebbering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Hemker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Huff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Lonedell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Catawissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawissa
- Catawissa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawissa <2>
- Caseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Robertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsville <2>
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Belleview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Middle Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Brook
- Middle Brook is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Brook <2>
- Pilot Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <2>
- English Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Ironton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Blackwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Settletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Bonne Terre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
- Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <2>
- Desloge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
- Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <2>
- French Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <2>
- Leadwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
- Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <2>
- Esther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Flat River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Rivermines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Wortham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Elvins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Lawrenceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Kinsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Sprott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Bloomsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
- Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <2>
- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jonca
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Chestnut Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Brickeys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Clement ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - New Offenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Tiff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - French Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Cadet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadet
- Cadet is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadet <2>
- Theabeau Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theabeau Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Mineral Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mud Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Old Mines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Potosi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <2>
- Irondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <2>
- Aptus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Richwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Mitchie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Fults
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fults have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
- Fults is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <2>
- Maeystown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeystown
- Maeystown is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maeystown <2>
- Monroe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Madonnaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Renault
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renault
- Renault is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renault <2>
- Valmeyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
- Valmeyer is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <2>
- Burksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Burksville Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- 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 <2>
- Modoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melzo, see our County-by-County Page for Melzo.
Newspapers Published in Melzo ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melzo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melzo, 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 Melzo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Melzo:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Francois County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Randolph County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
Cemeteries Near Melzo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melzo.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Melzo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Moontown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moontown Cemetery
- Hamman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamman Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles Cemetery
- Adams / Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams / Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams / Hillcrest Cemetery
- Appleberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appleberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appleberry Cemetery
- Buster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buster Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vineyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineyard Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settle Cemetery
- Old Blackwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Blackwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Blackwell Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinson Cemetery
- Aly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aly Cemetery
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jarvis Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarvis Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarvis Farm Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Melzo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melzo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Melzo, with the one closest to Melzo listed first.
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Blackwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Halifax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Valles Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valles Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valles Mines
- Valles Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valles Mines <2>
- Cadet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadet
- Cadet is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadet <2>
- Bonne Terre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
- Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <2>
- East Bonne Terre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonne Terre
- East Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hazel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Knorpp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Fertile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Oakvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mineral Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Flucom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Mineral Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melzo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melzo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melzo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melzo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0101, Longitude: -90.5696 In this case, the coordinates for Melzo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Melzo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |