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 Oetters (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 Oetters. 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 and hospitals 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.
Oetters is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Oetters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oetters:
- Franklin County (The home county of Oetters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Saint Albans
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Labadie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Pacific
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catawissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gildehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Fourmile Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Lake Tekakwitha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Byrnes Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peaceful Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Parkdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- High Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- House Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Dittmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Oermann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Grubville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Chain-of-Rocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Old Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Defiance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Weldon Spring Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- New Melle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dardenne Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harvester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Josephville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- O'Fallon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- University City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Cheltenham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Carondelet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Tower Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yeatman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Gumbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Ballwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Dutzow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Marthasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Innsbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Wright City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Treloar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Truesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Washington County
- Richwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- East Carondelet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oetters, see our County-by-County Page for Oetters.
Cemeteries Near Oetters ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oetters.
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 Oetters - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oetters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tiler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hazelrun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Oetters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oetters.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oetters, with the one closest to Oetters listed first.
- Saint Albans
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Labadie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boles
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Pacific
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fox Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Schluersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Villa Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Allenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oetters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oetters.
Newspapers Published in Oetters ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oetters.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oetters, 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 Oetters.
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 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 Oetters:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Calhoun 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 Oetters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Oetters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |