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 Wickes (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 Wickes. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wickes 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 Wickes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wickes:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Wickes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Flamm City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Kimmswick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Imperial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Barnhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pevely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Murphy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Herculaneum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- High Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Pacific
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Catawissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gray Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Luebbering
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Labadie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hensley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Moselle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Harvester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Cottleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- All Saints Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Peters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Silver Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Blackwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- French Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Carondelet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- University City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Baden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mattese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Mehlville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Sunset Hills
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Fenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Affton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Grantwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Lakeshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Lemay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Ivory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Brickeys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Kinsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Clement ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Bloomsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Richwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Tiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Venice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Granite City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Valmeyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Madonnaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Mitchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Burksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Maeystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Red Bud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Rocher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Ruma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Modoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Dupo
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Millstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Imbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Cahokia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Sauget
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Alorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Smithton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wickes, see our County-by-County Page for Wickes.
Cemeteries Near Wickes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wickes.
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 Wickes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wickes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liquori Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Cliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wallace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Bloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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, Wickes had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wickes, with the one closest to Wickes listed first.
- Kimmswick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White House is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
- Maxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Seckman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seckman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seckman
- Cliff Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Antonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Bushburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bushburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushburg
- New Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Hanover is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hanover
- Mattese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Pevely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wickes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wickes.
Newspapers Published in Wickes ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wickes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wickes, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wickes.
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 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 Wickes:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Madison 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 Wickes, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wickes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |