It could very well be East St. Louis, Ill. I am not sure what they called it way back when but that is a possibility. Nancy S. In a message dated 05/04/2000 7:49:41 AM Central Daylight Time, ILPIKE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Baselice <cbaselice@yahoo.com> To: ILPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20000503171452.7032.qmail@web4006.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ILPIKE] Confused on St. Louis, ILL in Pike CO.??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Did you know that there is a Pike Co., Missouri? --- Sally and Bill <rvalong@pacifier.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have been working on my Atkins family line. They > all seem to have come > > from Ill. But were is the question. On a birth > certificate its says Sara > > Evaline Atkins was born in St. Louis, ILL back in > 1850. In a book I > > found that there at one time was a St. Louis in > Pike county. People keep > > telling me that there is only St. Louis MO. no St. > Louis ILL. But all > > the census keep showing they are from ILL. Anyone > have any ideas? > > Thanks! > > sally > > rvalong@pacifier.com >>