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 South Troy (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 South Troy. 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 South Troy ...
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 South Troy: S. Troy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Troy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Troy.
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 and doctors 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.
South Troy 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 South Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Troy:
- Lincoln County (The home county of South Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Troy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moscow Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fountain N' Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Hawk Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Chain-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Silex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Old Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Berger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Campbellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Fourmile Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Labadie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gasconade County
- Hermann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Jonesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gamma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- High Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Montgomery City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- McKittrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Eolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sledd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Annada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Cyrene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Ashley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Calumet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tarrants
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- New Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Foristell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Wentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Melle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dardenne Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schluersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Gumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Chesterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Wright City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Innsbrook
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Pendleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Marthasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Treloar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dutzow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Batchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brussels
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Golden Eagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Mozier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michael
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Greene County (IL)
- East Hardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Nutwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spankey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Troy, see our County-by-County Page for South Troy.
Cemeteries Near South Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Troy.
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 South Troy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Troy City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mumford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frieden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Slavens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find South Troy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Troy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Troy, with the one closest to South Troy listed first.
- Troy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Linns Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
- Moscow Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Famous
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Famous is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
- Mashek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mashek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Owen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Owen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Mackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Hawk Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wright City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chantilly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chantilly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Foristell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Enon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Chain-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Troy.
Newspapers Published in South Troy ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Troy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Troy, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Troy.
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 helpful 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 South Troy:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey 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 South Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |