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 Thomas (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 Thomas. 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 Thomas ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Thomas: St. Thomas
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Thomas. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Thomas.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Thomas is located in Cole 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 Cole County: Boone, Callaway, Miller, Moniteau & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Thomas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Thomas:
- Cole County (The home county of Saint Thomas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Teal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teal was located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Henley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henley is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Wardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Eugene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taos is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Scruggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scruggs is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Lohman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Osage City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage City is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Hartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Cedar City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Mykee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Tebbetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hord was located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mokane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Lake Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Four Seasons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Brinktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lindell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marys Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Etterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Tuscumbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Olean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Iberia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ulman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Bagnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- High Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- McGirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Barnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Rocky Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Meta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Folk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Koeltztown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Loose Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnots Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- French Village was located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Linn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell was located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Koenig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Crocker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Thomas, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Thomas.
Cemeteries Near Saint Thomas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Thomas.
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 Thomas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Thomas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Islamic Cemetery of Mid Missouri
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Stokes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rouschelback Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Thomas had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Saint Thomas had a population of 273 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Thomas, with the one closest to Saint Thomas listed first.
- Teal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teal was located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Osage Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Osage Bluff is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Babbtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Honey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Bass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bass is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Marys Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Saint Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Van Cleve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Koeltztown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taos is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spring Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is also located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Thomas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Thomas.
Newspapers Published in Saint Thomas ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Thomas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Thomas, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Thomas.
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 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 Thomas:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Osage County
- Pulaski 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 Saint Thomas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Thomas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |