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 Regina (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 Regina. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Regina 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 Regina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Regina:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Regina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Scotsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Morse Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Dittmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mapaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Oermann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Hemker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Catawissa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Luebbering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Pacific
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Robertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Moselle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Villa Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Labadie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Weldon Spring Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cottleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Dardenne Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Blackwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Settletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- French Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonne Terre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Carondelet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Saint Louis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Ranken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Yeatman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Fenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Grover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mattese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Kinsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Brickeys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bloomsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Lawrenceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Village of Three Creeks
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Dutzow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Richwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Theabeau Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Tiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Mud Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Cadet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Aptus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- French Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Mineral Point
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Potosi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Valmeyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Monroe City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Madonnaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Chalfin Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fults
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- East Carondelet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Millstadt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Imbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Sauget
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Regina, see our County-by-County Page for Regina.
Cemeteries Near Regina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Regina.
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 Regina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Regina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Skullens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mahlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liquori Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Regina had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Regina, with the one closest to Regina listed first.
- Belews Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Local
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Byrnesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jarvis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Oermann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Antonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Grubville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- High Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Regina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Regina.
Newspapers Published in Regina ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Regina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Regina, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Regina.
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 Regina:
- 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
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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 Regina, 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- Regina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |