Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Valley Forge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Valley Forge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Valley Forge, please Contact Us.
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 Valley Forge (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 Valley Forge. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Valley Forge is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Francois County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties 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 Valley Forge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Forge:
- Saint Francois County (The home county of Valley Forge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <2>
- Leadington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadington
- Leadington is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadington <2>
- Hamilton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Knob Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Park Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <2>
- Esther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Flat River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Rivermines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Mineral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Elvins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Desloge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
- Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <2>
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Patton Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Patton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <2>
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Middle Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Brook
- Middle Brook is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Brook <2>
- English Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Pilot Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <2>
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Ironton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
- Belleview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Glover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Chloride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Valles Mines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valles Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valles Mines
- Valles Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valles Mines <2>
- Knorpp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Flucom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Olympian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- De Soto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Festus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Festus is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <2>
- Hematite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Crystal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
- Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Mine La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Fredericktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Fredericktown is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <2>
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Cobalt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Millcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Cornwall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Marquand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Saco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Lithium
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Perryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <2>
- Sereno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Millheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- McBride
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Reynolds County
- Munger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Munger
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jonca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Sprott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Coffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Weingarten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Clearwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clearwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Lawrenceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- New Offenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Womack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Irondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <2>
- French Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
- Cadet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadet
- Cadet is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadet <2>
- Mineral Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Tiff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Potosi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <2>
- Mud Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Theabeau Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theabeau Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Belgrade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Belgrade is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <2>
- Old Mines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Fults
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fults have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
- Fults is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <2>
- Renault
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renault
- Renault is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renault <2>
- Mitchie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Chalfin Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chalfin Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Dozaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Modoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Prairie du Rocher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
- Kaskaskia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Ellis Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Grove
- Ellis Grove is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis Grove <2>
- Menard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menard
- Menard is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menard <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Forge, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Forge.
Cemeteries Near Valley Forge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Forge.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Forge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Glenda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenda Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rudy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rudy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rudy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zolman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zolman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zolman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Black Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Masonic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Masonic Cemetery of Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery of Farmington
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery of Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Doughty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doughty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doughty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hillview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Doughty Cemetery
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.
Valley Forge itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Forge, with the one closest to Valley Forge listed first.
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <2>
- De Lassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Jonca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Syenite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Knob Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
- Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Loughboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Coffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Flat River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weingarten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Mine La Motte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Hazel Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weingarten
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Forge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Forge.
Newspapers Published in Valley Forge ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Forge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Forge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Forge.
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 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 Valley Forge:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Valley Forge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Forge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Forge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7853, Longitude: -90.3735 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Forge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |