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 Pacific (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 Pacific. 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 Pacific ...
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.
Prior to its current name of Pacific, it was known as Franklin.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pacific. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pacific.
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 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.
Pacific is primarily located in Franklin County. A portion of Pacific extends into Saint Louis 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 Pacific. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pacific:
- Franklin County (The home county of Pacific)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Gray Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Labadie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Gildehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Moselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Hemker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Lonedell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crawford County
- West Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Lake Tekakwitha
(3 miles [4.8 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dittmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- High Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 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
- House Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Oermann
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Grubville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Murphy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Lincoln County
- Chain-of-Rocks
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Weldon Spring Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Weldon Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Melle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- O'Fallon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Francois County
- Blackwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- University City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Carondelet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- 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 Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Ballwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Dutzow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Treloar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wright City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Richwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Aptus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Theabeau Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Calhoun County (IL)
- Golden Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Valmeyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Monroe City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- East Carondelet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Falling Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pacific, see our County-by-County Page for Pacific.
Cemeteries Near Pacific ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pacific.
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 Pacific - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pacific covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Pacific Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tiler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelrun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Hazelrun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Good Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pacific had a population of 1,184 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pacific had a population of 7,097 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pacific, with the one closest to Pacific listed first.
- Gray Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Labadie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Villa Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byrnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Yeatman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pacific. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pacific.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pacific ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pacific.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pacific. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pacific and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pacific.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Pacific.
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 helpful 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 Pacific:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Calhoun County
- Monroe 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> | 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 Pacific, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Pacific) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |