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 Parkdale (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 Parkdale. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Parkdale 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 Parkdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkdale:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Parkdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peaceful Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Byrnes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Scotsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Maxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Barnhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Pacific
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Catawissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Labadie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Boles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lonedell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Luebbering
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Moselle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Defiance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harvester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cottleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Schluersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Peters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- O'Fallon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Carondelet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- University City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Tower Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Ranken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Peerless Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeatman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Ballwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Osage Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osage Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Hills
- Sunset Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Dutzow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(26 miles [41.8 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Richwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pontoon Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valmeyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Madonnaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Mitchie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Monroe City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Wartburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Fults
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- East Carondelet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <1>
- Sauget
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <1>
- Imbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Centreville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <1>
- Millstadt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Saint Louis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkdale, see our County-by-County Page for Parkdale.
Cemeteries Near Parkdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkdale.
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 Parkdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- J.J. McCormack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.J. McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J.J. McCormack Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Fenton.
- The J.J. McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCormack Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30077 <3>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Eddy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Parkdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- High Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ranken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yeatman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seckman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seckman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seckman
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Barretts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ballwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkdale.
Newspapers Published in Parkdale ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkdale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkdale.
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 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 Parkdale:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Calhoun County
- Madison 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> | 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- Parkdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Parkdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |