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 Spanish Lake (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 Spanish Lake. 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 Spanish Lake ...
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 Spanish Lake: Spanish Lk.
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 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.
Spanish Lake 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 Spanish Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spanish Lake:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Spanish Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
- Glasgow Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Castle Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Black Jack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Dellwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
- Moline Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Country Club Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Ferguson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Flordell Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Calverton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Florissant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Franklin County
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Murphy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flamm City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Maxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Parkdale
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Old Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- West Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Portage Des Sioux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harvester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cottleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Weldon Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- O'Fallon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dardenne Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Cheltenham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tower Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Carondelet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Deer Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brussels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (IL)
- Kane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Elsah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fidelity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fieldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Macoupin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Bunker Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piasa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shipman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Royal Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Medora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Staunton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Granite City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- South Roxana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- East Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Wood River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmont City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cahokia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Sauget
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Bunkum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Caseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- French Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spanish Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Spanish Lake.
Cemeteries Near Spanish Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spanish Lake.
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 Spanish Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spanish Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Memorial Park Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Memorial Park Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164041 <2>
- Frieden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Espedeza Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cold Water Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Florissant.
- The Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spanish Land Grant Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433491 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Washington Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Spanish Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spanish Lake, with the one closest to Spanish Lake listed first.
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Ferguson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Jennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Florissant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Kinloch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Nameoki
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Venice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spanish Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spanish Lake.
Newspapers Published in Spanish Lake ...
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 592 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spanish Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spanish Lake, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spanish Lake.
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 websites either 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 Spanish Lake:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin 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 Spanish Lake, 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 from Point A (ie- Spanish Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |