Sainte Genevieve County, often abbreviated Ste. Genevieve County, is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,479. The largest city and county seat is Ste. Genevieve. The county was officially organized on October 1, 1812, and is named after the Spanish district once located in the region, after Saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, France.
Genevieve is the patroness saint of Paris in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January.
Sainte-Geneviève was a municipality located on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now part of the Borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève in the City of Montreal, created on January 1, 2002.
Gabriel Richard was a French Roman Catholic priest who ministered to the French Catholic at the Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit, as well as Protestant and Native American people living in what is now southeastern Michigan. He established schools, a library, and vocational training with weaving looms. After Detroit was nearly destroyed by a fire in 1805, he and others created a new layout for the city. His motto following the fire, Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus is inscribed on the Seal of the City of Detroit.
Coffman is an unincorporated community in Saline Township in southern Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately fifteen miles southwest of Ste. Genevieve.
River aux Vases is an unincorporated community in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.
Weingarten is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States.
Jackson Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Ozora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. Ozora is located approximately eight miles south of Sainte Genevieve.
Zell is an unincorporated community located in Ste. Genevieve Township in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. Zell is located approximately six miles west of Sainte Genevieve.
La Saline is an abandoned village located in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. La Saline is located approximately six miles south of Sainte Genevieve.
Beauvais Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Sprott is an unincorporated community located in Union Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. Sprott is located approximately nineteen miles southwest of Sainte Genevieve.
Kinsey is an unincorporated community located in the central part of Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The town was named after William Metcalfe Kinsey, a congressman of St. Louis. Kinsey was born in Ohio, and came to Missouri in 1875, where he was elected congressman for the 10th district and became a leading Republican politician in the state.
Lawrenceton is an unincorporated community located in the southern part of Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The town lies 14 miles to the west of Ste. Genevieve.
Saline Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Union Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Ste. Genevieve Township is a subdivision of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States of America, and is one of the five townships located in Ste. Genevieve County.
Brickey's or Brickeys is an unincorporated community located in Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The town lies 11 miles to the northwest of Ste. Genevieve on the Mississippi River.
