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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pickel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pickel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pickel, please Contact Us.
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 Pickel (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 Pickel. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pickel is historic, it would have been located within present day Sainte Genevieve 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 Sainte Genevieve County: Monroe (IL), Randolph (IL), Jefferson, Perry & Saint Francois.
Below are the counties that are near Pickel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pickel:
- Sainte Genevieve County (The home county of Pickel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Jonca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jonca is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coffman is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Sprott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Clearwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clearwater is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Weingarten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weingarten is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- New Offenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Offenburg is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Womack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Womack is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- River aux Vases
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- River aux Vases is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Lawrenceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceton is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Patton Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgewickville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Cape Girardeau County
- Friedheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Middle Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- English Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Pilot Knob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ironton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Glover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Valles Mines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flucom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Knorpp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Olympian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Festus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hematite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Crystal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Mine La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Fredericktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cobalt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Millcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Tin Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Cornwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Marquand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Saco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Silver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Lithium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Perryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sereno
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- McBride
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Millheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Biehle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Longtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Leadington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Doe Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Esther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Park Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cantwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- French Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elvins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Flat River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Rivermines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Irondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- French Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Cadet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Mineral Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mud Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Theabeau Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Potosi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belgrade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Fults
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Renault
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chalfin Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Mitchie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Maeystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Dozaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Kaskaskia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Modoc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Prairie du Rocher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Menard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellis Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Ruma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pickel, see our County-by-County Page for Pickel.
Cemeteries Near Pickel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pickel.
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 Pickel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pickel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Genevieve Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rudy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Pickel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pickel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pickel, with the one closest to Pickel listed first.
- Jonca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jonca is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Valley Forge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge was located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Coffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coffman is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
- Weingarten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weingarten is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- De Lassus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- De Lassus is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lassus
- Knob Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- New Offenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Offenburg is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Syenite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Syenite is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syenite
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- River aux Vases
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- River aux Vases is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Lawrenceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceton is also located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Doe Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pickel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pickel.
Newspapers Published in Pickel ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pickel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pickel, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pickel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pickel:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Sainte Genevieve County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Saint Francois County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pickel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Pickel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |