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 Shrewsbury (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 Shrewsbury. 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 southeast 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 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.
Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis County: Madison (IL), Monroe (IL), Saint Clair (IL), Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles & Saint Louis.
Below are the counties that are near Shrewsbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shrewsbury:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Shrewsbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Mackenzie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Marlborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marlborough is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
- Webster Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Richmond Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,775 people
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Affton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Wilbur Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Grantwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Bella Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Crestwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Pacific
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Saint Albans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Maxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flamm City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Parkdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- High Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Imperial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- House Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Harvester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Weldon Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- All Saints Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Peters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- O'Fallon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Cheltenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- University City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Deer Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Elsah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- South Roxana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Madonnaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Burksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Maeystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Hecker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- East Carondelet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Dupo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Sauget
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Falling Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 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
- National City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Imbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Fairmont City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Washington Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shrewsbury, see our County-by-County Page for Shrewsbury.
Cemeteries Near Shrewsbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shrewsbury.
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 Shrewsbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shrewsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakewood Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sappington Grave Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New St. Marcus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gatewood Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The Gatewood Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Picker Cemetery
- St. Louis Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #958964 <2>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261610 <2>
- St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- St. Marcus Commemorative Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30670 <2>
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Father Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Father Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Father Dickson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The Father Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28692 <2>
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, Shrewsbury had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Shrewsbury had a population of 6,063 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- Webster Groves
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Affton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Clifton Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Heights
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Gratiot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Cheltenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Windsor Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor Springs is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sappington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shrewsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shrewsbury.
Newspapers Published in Shrewsbury ...
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 599 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shrewsbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shrewsbury, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shrewsbury.
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 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 Shrewsbury:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Calhoun County
- Jersey 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> | 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 Shrewsbury, 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- Shrewsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |