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 Sunset Hills (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 Sunset Hills. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sunset Hills 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 Sunset Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Hills:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Sunset Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Sappington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Crestwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
- Fenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Lakeshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Kirkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Grantwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Osage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osage Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Hills
- Affton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Pacific
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gray Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Labadie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lonedell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Gildehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Flamm City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- High Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Byrnes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barnhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Harvester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Gardnerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- All Saints Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Peters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dardenne Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Carondelet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Chautauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pontoon Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Carbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Wartburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Mitchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Burksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Chalfin Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Burksville Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Maeystown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- East Carondelet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Sauget
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Imbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alorton
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- East Saint Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Hills.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Hills.
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 Sunset Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sappington Grave Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Father Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- J.J. McCormack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.J. McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J.J. McCormack Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Fenton.
- The J.J. McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCormack Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30077 <2>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sunset Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Hills, with the one closest to Sunset Hills listed first.
- Sappington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windsor Springs is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Springs
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Kirkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Barretts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Mattese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Mehlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Affton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Des Peres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Webster Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Hills.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Hills ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Hills, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Hills.
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 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 Sunset Hills:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sunset Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Sunset Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |