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 Rock Creek (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 Rock Creek. 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 Rock Creek ...
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.
Another variation: Rockcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek: Rock Crk. (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. or Rock Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rock Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Creek.
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 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.
Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Creek:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Rock Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Peaceful Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byrnes Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Flamm City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Barnhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Imperial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Pacific
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Albans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Gray Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Lonedell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Luebbering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Labadie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moselle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Villa Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Defiance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harvester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Peters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Blackwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Carondelet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- 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
- University City
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(23 miles [37 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 Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Peerless Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- 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
- Mattese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Twin Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Valley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Osage Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Osage Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Hills
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Brickeys
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Kinsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Dutzow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Richwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Tiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek 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)
- Granite City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- Valmeyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Monroe City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Mitchie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Chalfin Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 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 southeast)
- Burksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Fults
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- East Carondelet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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 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>
- Imbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Sauget
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Millstadt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Alorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 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
- East Saint Louis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- National City
(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 Rock Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Creek.
Cemeteries Near Rock Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Creek.
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 Rock Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- J.J. McCormack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skullens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liquori Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Peterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rock Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Creek, with the one closest to Rock Creek listed first.
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seckman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seckman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seckman
- Antonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Maxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Byrnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Local
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Kimmswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wickes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Mattese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Valley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Creek.
Newspapers Published in Rock Creek ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Creek.
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 either 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 Rock Creek:
- 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
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Creek) 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 Rock Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |