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 Victoria (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 Victoria. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Victoria is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Victoria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Victoria:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Victoria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Hematite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- De Soto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olympian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Mapaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Festus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knorpp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Flucom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Crystal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herculaneum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Morse Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Hemker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Luebbering
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Lonedell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Hensley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Catawissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Pacific
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Gray Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Saint Clair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Blackwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- French Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Settletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bonne Terre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Desloge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cantwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Esther
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Flat River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Leadwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rivermines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Elvins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Leadington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City
- Carondelet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Allenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mattese
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Ranken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Glencoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Sunset Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Yeatman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Mehlville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Kinsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Lawrenceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Bloomsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Rocky Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Sprott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- New Offenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Zell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Jonca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Weingarten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Tiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Cadet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Richwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- French Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Aptus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Mineral Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Potosi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Mitchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Monroe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Maeystown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valmeyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fults
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Wartburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Renault
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- 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 <1>
- Modoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Red Bud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Dupo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- East Carondelet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Millstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Victoria, see our County-by-County Page for Victoria.
Cemeteries Near Victoria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victoria.
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 Victoria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Victoria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Victoria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joachim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McMullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Victoria had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
- Hematite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- De Soto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knorpp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Oakvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Plattin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plattin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattin
- Festus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Jarvis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Flucom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Belews Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crystal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herculaneum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Victoria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Victoria.
Newspapers Published in Victoria ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victoria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victoria, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Victoria.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Victoria:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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> | 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 Victoria, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Victoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |