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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 Vigus (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 Vigus. 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 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.

Vigus 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 Vigus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vigus:

  • Saint Louis County     (The home county of Vigus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.
    • Champ
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Champ is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Maryland Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
    • Earth City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
    • Fernridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
    • Saint Ann
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Breckenridge Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Breckenridge Hills is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
    • Edmundson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
    • Woodson Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hazelwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creve Coeur
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Olivette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.
    • Murphy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Murphy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Parkdale
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • High Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arnold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
    • Byrnes Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Maxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Flamm City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
    • House Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Scotsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Lake Tekakwitha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Imperial
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Otto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
  • Saint Charles County
  • Saint Louis City
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.
    • Dutzow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Wright City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.
    • Golden Eagle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Plain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brussels
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Batchtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Star City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Hardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <1>
  • Greene County (IL)
    • East Hardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
  • Jersey County (IL)
  • Macoupin County (IL)
  • Madison County (IL)
  • Monroe County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.
    • Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <1>
    • Valmeyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clair County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cahokia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Carondelet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Saint Louis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sauget
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Fairmont City
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Dupo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Falling Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alorton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Centreville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
    • Imbs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vigus, see our County-by-County Page for Vigus.

Cemeteries Near Vigus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vigus.

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 Vigus - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vigus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.

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 in 1895, Vigus had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Vigus, with the one closest to Vigus listed first.

  • Bridgeton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
  • Fernridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
  • Pattonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
  • Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
  • Creve Coeur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
  • Saint Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Olivette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardnerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kinloch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
  • Florissant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Gumbo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stevens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stevens is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
    • Des Peres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vigus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vigus.

Newspapers Published in Vigus ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vigus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vigus, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vigus.

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 helpful 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 Vigus:

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 Vigus, 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 from Point A (ie- Vigus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.