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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 Wildwood (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 Wildwood. 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 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 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.

Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties 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 Wildwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildwood:

  • Saint Louis County     (The home county of Wildwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Grover
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <2>
    • Melrose
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
    • Glencoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
    • Ellisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
    • Clarkson Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
      • Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Allenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Eureka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
    • Crescent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
    • Ballwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
      • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <2>
    • Winchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
    • Chesterfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Port Royal ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
      • Port Royal is located in Franklin County
    • Saint Albans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Pacific
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
      • Pacific is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
      • Former name for Pacific:
      • Franklin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
    • Gray Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Labadie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Catawissa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Franklin County
    • Robertsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
      • Robertsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsville <2>
    • Villa Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gildehouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
      • Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
    • Moselle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
      • Moselle is located in Franklin County
    • Washington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Lake Tekakwitha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
      • Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Byrnes Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
      • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <2>
    • High Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Peaceful Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
      • Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Murphy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Jefferson County
    • House Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Springs
      • House Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House Springs <2>
    • Scotsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
      • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Cedar Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <2>
    • Dittmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dittmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittmer
      • Dittmer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dittmer <2>
    • Cedar Hill Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
      • Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Maxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Chain-of-Rocks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
      • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Old Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monroe
      • Old Monroe is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Monroe <2>
    • Fountain N' Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain N' Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
      • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
      • Fountain N' Lakes village
    • Winfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
    • Moscow Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Defiance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Weldon Spring Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
      • Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Weldon Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring
      • Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon Spring <2>
    • Schluersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
      • Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
    • Cottleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
      • Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <2>
    • Augusta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <2>
    • All Saints Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
      • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <2>
    • Harvester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • O'Fallon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
      • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <2>
    • Saint Peters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Louis City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • University City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
      • University City is located in Saint Louis City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
    • Cheltenham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
      • Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
    • Carondelet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
      • Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
    • Saint Louis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Baden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
      • Baden is located in Saint Louis City
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Dutzow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Three Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Marthasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Innsbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Wright City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Treloar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treloar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treloar
      • Treloar is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treloar <2>
    • Truesdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <2>
  • Washington County
    • Richwoods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
      • Richwoods is located in Washington County
  • Calhoun County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Golden Eagle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Deer Plain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
      • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Brussels
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brussels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
      • Brussels is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brussels <2>
  • Jersey County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Grafton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chautauqua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
    • Elsah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah
      • Elsah is located in Jersey County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsah <2>
  • Madison County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Newport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Venice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <2>
    • Granite City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Monroe County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • Valmeyer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster Pond ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
      • Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Saint Clair County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • East Carondelet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carondelet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carondelet
      • East Carondelet is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Carondelet <2>
    • Dupo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
      • Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <2>
    • Cahokia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
      • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <2>
    • Falling Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
      • Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Brooklyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • National City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <2>
    • Sauget
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauget have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
      • Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <2>
    • East Saint Louis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Centreville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
    • Imbs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
      • Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Alorton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
      • Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <2>
    • Fairmont City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people

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

Newspapers Published in Wildwood ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildwood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wildwood:

Cemeteries Near Wildwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildwood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Tyler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
  • Bates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
  • Friedens German / English Evangelical Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Bridgets Cemetery
  • Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
  • Pacific Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacific Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacific Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
  • Ranken Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranken Cemetery
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Everwine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everwine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everwine Cemetery
    • Thomas Howell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Howell Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
    • Pond is located in Saint Louis County
  • Fox Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
    • Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
  • Grover
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <2>
  • Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
    • Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
  • Melrose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
  • Glencoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
  • Orrville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
    • Orrville is located in Saint Louis County
  • Yeatman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeatman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
    • Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
  • Ellisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
    • Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
  • Allenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
  • Crescent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sherman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
    • Stevens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
      • Stevens is located in Saint Louis County
    • Port Royal ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
      • Port Royal is located in Franklin County

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

The official website for Wildwood: www.cityofwildwood.com/

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wildwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5798, Longitude: -90.6697       In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Wildwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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