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 Windsor Springs (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 Windsor Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Windsor Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Windsor Springs: Windsor Spgs. (or less commonly used: Windsor Spngs. or Windsor Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Windsor Springs is located in Saint Louis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Madison (IL), Monroe (IL), Saint Clair (IL), Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles & Saint Louis.
Below are the counties that are near Windsor Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windsor Springs:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Windsor Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Crestwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
- Kirkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Osage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Osage Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Hills
- Warson Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Des Peres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Sappington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grantwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Crystal Lake Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Huntleigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huntleigh is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntleigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Pacific
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Saint Albans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Labadie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hemker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Villa Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lonedell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Gildehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Murphy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- High Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Flamm City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Byrnes Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- House Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Harvester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Weldon Spring Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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
- All Saints Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Peters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dardenne Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Carondelet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Elsah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- South Roxana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Wartburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Mitchie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Burksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Chalfin Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- East Carondelet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Cahokia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Falling Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Sauget
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- National City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- East Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Imbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Alorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fairmont City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windsor Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Windsor Springs.
Cemeteries Near Windsor Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor Springs.
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 Windsor Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windsor Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Father Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Father Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Father Dickson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The Father Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28692 <2>
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Sappington Grave Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- The Elm Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Parkway United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212392 <2>
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Sunset Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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, Windsor Springs had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windsor Springs, with the one closest to Windsor Springs listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Kirkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Sappington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Des Peres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Barretts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Webster Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Affton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Ranken
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windsor Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windsor Springs.
Newspapers Published in Windsor Springs ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windsor Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windsor Springs, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windsor Springs.
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 Windsor Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Calhoun County
- Jersey County
- Madison County
- Monroe 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 Windsor Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |