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 Twin Springs (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 Twin Springs. 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 Twin Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Twin Springs: Twin Spgs. (or less commonly used: Twin Spngs. or Twin Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Twin Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Springs.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Twin Springs is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Twin Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Springs:
- Franklin County (The home county of Twin Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Charmwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Stanton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Benson Tourist City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Anaconda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Miramiguoa Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Huff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- West Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Saint Cloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bourbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Leasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cuba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Jake Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Rosebud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Owensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Little Berger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Grubville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Fletcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Oermann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Dittmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Ware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Lake Tekakwitha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Morse Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- House Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Phelps County
- Rosati
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Defiance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francois County
- Blackwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Allenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Village of Three Creeks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Dutzow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marthasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Treloar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Richwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Aptus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Berryman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Old Mines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Theabeau Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Mud Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Potosi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cadet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Mineral Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- French Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Springs.
Cemeteries Near Twin Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Springs.
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 Twin Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Stanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kamper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery
- The Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sullivan Community & IOOF Cemetery
- Sullivan Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Sullivan IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240463 <2>
- Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Mound Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laubinger Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Finney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Twin Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Springs, with the one closest to Twin Springs listed first.
- Stanton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hulsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hulsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulsey
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neier is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neier
- Elmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Spring Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
- Jeffriesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffriesburg
- Champion City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Japan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Bourbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vilander ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vilander is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilander
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Beaufort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 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 Twin Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Springs.
Newspapers Published in Twin Springs ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Springs.
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 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 Twin Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Jefferson County
- Phelps County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington 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 Twin Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |