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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Walbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Walbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walbert, 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 Walbert (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 Walbert. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Walbert is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Walbert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walbert:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Walbert)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • Champion City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Champion City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
    • Strain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Strain is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
    • Gerald
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Boone ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Boone is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Japan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Japan is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
    • Greenstreet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
    • Leslie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leslie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Elmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmont is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
    • Beaufort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beemont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Beemont is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
    • Stanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Oak Grove has also been known as:
      • Oak Grove Village
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Argo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Argo is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Bourbon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Cloud
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • West Sullivan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jake Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
    • Leasburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cuba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Scotia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Midland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Elaver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Elaver is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • Rosebud
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bem is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
    • Owensville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Redbird
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Bland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <2>
    • Mount Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Little Berger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
    • Hermann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gasconade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Morrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • Belle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lanes Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
    • Paydown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Paydown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
    • Lindell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindell is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
    • Vichy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vichy is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • McKittrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rhineland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bluffton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Starkenburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Byron is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Koenig
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Koenig is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
    • Linn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Linn is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <2>
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • Rosati
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
    • Saint James
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Charles County
    • Augusta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <2>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walbert, with the one closest to Walbert listed first.
    • Treloar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Marthasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Dutzow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • Richwoods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Richwoods is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods

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

Cemeteries Near Walbert ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walbert.

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

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

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

  • New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McCallister Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boeuf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Japan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruwwe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (362 more) ...

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.

While we didn't find Walbert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walbert.

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

  • Champion City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Champion City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
  • Spring Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
  • Japan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Japan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
  • Bem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bem is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
  • Elmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
  • Oak Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Beaufort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Hudson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
  • Owensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Argo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Argo is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Beemont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Beemont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
  • Drake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Drake is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bourbon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sullivan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Walbert ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walbert.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walbert, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walbert.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Walbert:

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 Walbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.