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 Saint Clement (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 Saint Clement. 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 Saint Clement ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Clement: St. Clement
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Clement. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Clement.
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 and hospitals 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.
Saint Clement is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Calhoun (IL), Pike (IL), Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery & Ralls.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Clement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Clement:
- Pike County (The home county of Saint Clement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cyrene
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Tarrants
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Calumet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Eolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louisiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Farber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Laddonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Corso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Whiteside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Olney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Silex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Briscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Mackville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Truxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Hawk Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Cave City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Gamma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Bellflower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Madisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- The Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Belleview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Mozier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Atlas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- New Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- El Dara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Clement, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Clement.
Cemeteries Near Saint Clement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Clement.
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 Saint Clement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Clement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- St. Clement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Ashley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kerr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Louisville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Whiteside.
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418671 <2>
- Hickerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saint Clement had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Clement, with the one closest to Saint Clement listed first.
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Cyrene
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- New Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Estes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estes is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
- Corso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Calumet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gazette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gazette is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
- Eolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Clement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Clement.
Newspapers Published in Saint Clement ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Clement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Clement, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Clement.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saint Clement:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Ralls County
- Calhoun County
- Pike 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Clement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Saint Clement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |