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 Valley Park (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 Park. 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.
Valley Park 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 Valley Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Park:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Valley Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Peerless Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Ranken
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Osage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Osage Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Hills
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Des Peres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Winchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Country Life Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Country Life Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Life Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Ballwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crestwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Pacific
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Saint Albans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Labadie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Moselle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Gildehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Lonedell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Murphy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Peaceful Village
(6 miles [9.7 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
- High Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Byrnes Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- House Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Scotsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Imperial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Old Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Harvester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Peters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- O'Fallon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- University City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Carondelet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Tower Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Cheltenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Saint Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Dutzow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Chautauqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Madonnaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Mitchie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Burksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Chalfin Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Fults
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- East Carondelet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Cahokia
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Falling Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Sauget
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- East Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Imbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Alorton
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Fairmont City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Millstadt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Park, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Park.
Cemeteries Near Valley Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Park.
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 Valley Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ranken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- J.J. McCormack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Eddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Father Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- The Elm Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Parkway United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212392 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valley Park had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Valley Park had a population of 6,805 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Park, with the one closest to Valley Park listed first.
- Ranken
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Barretts
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Des Peres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Windsor Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windsor Springs is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Springs
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Ballwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sappington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Yeatman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Park.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Valley Park ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Park.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Valley Park. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Valley Park and those printed in the larger area surrounding Valley Park.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of Valley Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Valley Park:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Jersey County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Park) 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 Valley Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |