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 Silex (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 Silex. 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 hospitals and 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.
Silex is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Silex. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silex:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Silex)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Whiteside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Mackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Corso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Hawk Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Gamma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Bellflower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jonesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Eolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cyrene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Sledd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Calumet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Annada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Flint Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Foristell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wentzville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Lake Saint Louis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Fallon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Melle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Wright City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Truesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Innsbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Mozier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Batchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Michael
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kampsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Golden Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- East Hardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Nutwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Spankey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Fieldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Pike
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Straut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Straut is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Summer Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Bee Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silex, see our County-by-County Page for Silex.
Cemeteries Near Silex ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silex.
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 Silex - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silex covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sitton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corner Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Silex had a population of 151 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Silex had a population of 294 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Millwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Mackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Whiteside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Famous
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Famous is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
- Corso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Okete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Okete is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
- Eolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mashek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mashek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silex. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silex.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Silex ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silex.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Silex. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Silex and those printed in the larger area surrounding Silex.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Silex.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Silex:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey 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> | 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 Silex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Silex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |