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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 Woodstock (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 Woodstock. 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 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.

Woodstock 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 Woodstock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodstock:

  • Saint Louis County     (The home county of Woodstock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Cool Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Ferguson
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
    • Dellwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
    • Normandy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
    • Norwood Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Norwood Court is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Court
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Pasadena Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pasadena Hills is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
    • Pasadena Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pasadena Park is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Country Club Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
    • Flordell Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Bellerive Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kinloch
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
    • Bel-Nor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bel-Nor is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Nor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Port Royal ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Albans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pacific
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Murphy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Maxville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Arnold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
    • Flamm City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
    • Parkdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • High Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peaceful Village
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Imperial
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kimmswick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Byrnes Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • House Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnhart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
  • Saint Charles County
  • Saint Louis City
  • Calhoun County (IL)
  • Jersey County (IL)
  • Macoupin County (IL)
  • Madison County (IL)
  • Monroe County (IL)
  • Saint Clair County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • National City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Saint Louis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmont City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Cahokia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sauget
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Washington Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Carondelet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Alorton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Centreville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
    • Falling Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunkum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Woodstock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodstock.

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

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

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

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, Woodstock had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Normandy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Ferguson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
  • Kinloch
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
  • Jennings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Baden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wellston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Florissant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cross Keys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Spanish Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
  • Olivette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Newport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
    • Benton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Benton is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton

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

Newspapers Published in Woodstock ...

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 592 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodstock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodstock, 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 Woodstock.

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 websites either 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 Woodstock:

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 Woodstock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodstock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.