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 Syenite (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 Syenite. 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.
Syenite is located in Saint Francois 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 Francois County: Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Perry, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Syenite. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Syenite:
- Saint Francois County (The home county of Syenite)
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Knob Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Hamilton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Leadington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Mountain Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Elvins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Esther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Flat River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Bismarck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Patton Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgewickville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ironton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- English Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Middle Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belleview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Chloride
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Glover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Sabula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sabula is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Annapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Des Arc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Valles Mines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Knorpp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Flucom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Mine La Motte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Tin Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Cobalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Millcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Cornwall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Saco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Marquand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Millheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Lithium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Perryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Biehle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Sereno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Munger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Lesterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Womack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Jonca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Sprott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Coffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Clearwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Weingarten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- New Offenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Lawrenceton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Irondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- French Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mineral Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cadet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belgrade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Potosi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunlight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Horton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Mud Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Brunot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
- Cascade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Dozaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Kaskaskia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Syenite, see our County-by-County Page for Syenite.
Cemeteries Near Syenite ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Syenite.
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 Syenite - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Syenite covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Knob Lick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- O'Bannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Herbst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kessler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
- The Sebastian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #825918 <2>
- Sebastian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doughty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kollmeyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tawfall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Copenhagen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Syenite had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Syenite, with the one closest to Syenite listed first.
- Knob Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- De Lassus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Lassus is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lassus
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mine La Motte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Valley Forge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Forge is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loughboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loughboro is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loughboro
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Jonca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Flat River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Iron Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Pilot Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Syenite. See our List of 1890's Communities around Syenite.
Newspapers Published in Syenite ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Syenite.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Syenite, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Syenite.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Syenite:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Francois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Reynolds County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Randolph 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 Syenite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Syenite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |