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 Stevens (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 Stevens. 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 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.
Stevens 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 Stevens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stevens:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Stevens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Gumbo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clarkson Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ballwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Town and Country
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Gray Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Catawissa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gildehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moselle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Fourmile Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Peaceful Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 south)
- Byrnes Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- House Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Maxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Otto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flamm City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Old Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Cap au Gris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Moscow Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Foley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Weldon Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Cottleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Peters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Fallon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Lake Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- University City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Carondelet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Baden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Dutzow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Marthasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wright City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Truesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Treloar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Batchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Otterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nameoki
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Melville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Belmont Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Godfrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- East Carondelet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Cahokia
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- National City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Falling Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Sauget
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- East Saint Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alorton
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Fairmont City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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 Stevens, see our County-by-County Page for Stevens.
Cemeteries Near Stevens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stevens.
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 Stevens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stevens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tyler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Everwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friedens German / English Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottleville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hibler - Fitzgerald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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, Stevens had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stevens, with the one closest to Stevens listed first.
- Gumbo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Orrville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Weldon Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ballwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Cottleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Fox Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 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 Stevens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stevens.
Newspapers Published in Stevens ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stevens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stevens, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stevens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Stevens:
- 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
- Warren County
- 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 Stevens, 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- Stevens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |