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 Vineland (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 Vineland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Vineland 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 Vineland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vineland:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Vineland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valles Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knorpp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Olympian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Flucom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hematite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Morse Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Mapaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Festus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Luebbering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Hemker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Hensley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lonedell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Catawissa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Parkway
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Miramiguoa Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Anaconda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Belleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Middle Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Blackwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Settletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bonne Terre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- French Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leadwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flat River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Rivermines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Wortham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Elvins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Esther
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Allenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Fenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ranken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Yeatman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Mattese
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Oakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Kinsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Lawrenceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bloomsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brickeys
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Sprott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- 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
- Rocky Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Clement ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Jonca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Chestnut Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- 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
- 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 Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Tiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Cadet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- French Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mineral Point
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Richwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Aptus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Potosi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Irondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Mitchie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Monroe City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Fults
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Valmeyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Renault
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- Prairie du Rocher
(28 miles [45.1 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vineland, see our County-by-County Page for Vineland.
Cemeteries Near Vineland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vineland.
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 Vineland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vineland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Politte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joachim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hamman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Moontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Vineland had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vineland, with the one closest to Vineland listed first.
- Blackwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Fertile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fertile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
- De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frumet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frumet
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Valles Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Cadet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Knorpp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Oakvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Mines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Flucom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Hematite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vineland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vineland.
Newspapers Published in Vineland ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vineland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vineland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vineland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Vineland:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Iron County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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 Vineland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vineland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |