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 Mount Freedom (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 Mount Freedom. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Freedom ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Freedom: Mt. Freedom
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Freedom. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Freedom.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Mount Freedom 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 Mount Freedom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Freedom:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Mount Freedom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Ware
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Morse Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Oermann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Hematite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Mapaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Dittmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- West Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Saint Cloud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Hemker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Luebbering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Lonedell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Hensley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Catawissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Pacific
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Parkway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Saint Clair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Saint Charles County
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Blackwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Settletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bonne Terre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- French Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leadwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flat River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Rivermines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Wortham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Elvins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Esther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Allenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Ranken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Yeatman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Fenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Mattese
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Grover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Oakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Kinsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Lawrenceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Bloomsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Sprott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Richwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Theabeau Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Tiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Mud Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Cadet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aptus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- French Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mineral Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Potosi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Mitchie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Monroe City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Valmeyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Maeystown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fults
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Wartburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Renault
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Randolph County (IL)
- Prairie du Rocher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Freedom, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Freedom.
Cemeteries Near Mount Freedom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Freedom.
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 Mount Freedom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Freedom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- McCain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Politte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joachim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Horine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Blackwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Mount Freedom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Freedom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Freedom, with the one closest to Mount Freedom listed first.
- Ware
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Frumet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frumet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frumet
- Morse Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Fertile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fertile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- Oermann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Belews Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Grubville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Hematite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jarvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Regina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Regina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Blackwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Freedom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Freedom.
Newspapers Published in Mount Freedom ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Freedom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Freedom, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Freedom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mount Freedom:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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 Mount Freedom, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Freedom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |