High Ridge, Missouri

Peaceful Village (also known as Peaceful) is a village in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, Peaceful Village had a population of nine.

Parkdale is a village in northern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 170 at the 2010 census.

High Ridge Township is a township in Jefferson County, Missouri.The township was so named on account of its lofty elevation.

Byrnes Mill is a city in northern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,173 at the 2020 census.

Meramec Heights is a locally designated name located on the intersection of Highway 21 and East/West Rock Creek. Meramec Heights does not have its own post office. All residents residing on the east side of 21 have an Arnold, Missouri address, and all residents residing on the west side of 21 have an Imperial, Missouri address.

Murphy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,690 at the 2010 census, down from 9,048 in 2000.

The Endangered Wolf Center is a non-profit wildlife facility in Eureka, Missouri, United States, near St. Louis that is dedicated to preserving and reintroducing to the wild critically endangered species of wolves. It is certified by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Visitors can tour the facility by making a reservation. The center was founded in 1971 by renowned naturalist Marlin Perkins and his wife Carol, who saw that wolves around the world were in danger of becoming extinct. Its mission is to preserve and protect Mexican wolves, red wolves, and other wild canid species, with purpose and passion, through carefully managed breeding, reintroduction and inspiring education programs. Animals born at the facility have been reintroduced to North Carolina (red wolves) and Arizona and New Mexico (Mexican wolves). The center's research focuses on reproductive, behavioral and nutritional needs for the species housed there. The Endangered Wolf Center is a founding member of the AZA's Mexican Wolf and Red Wolf Species Survival Plans. As of August 2016, the center had six species of endangered canids: Mexican wolves, red wolves, maned wolves, African painted dogs, fennec foxes and swift foxes. It had more than 20 Mexican gray wolves, more than any other managed breeding facility. (Only 97 Mexican wolves were known to exist in the wild as of 2015.) The center serves as the cornerstone of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's program to preserve Mexican wolves and reintroduce them to the wild.The center offers daytime tours and evening wolf howls. Reservations are required. The Endangered Wolf Center is an independent 501c(3) non-profit and receives no federal or state support. Its programs are supported solely by members, donors and visitors. The center is on the grounds of Washington University in St. Louis' Tyson Research Center. It is located off Interstate 44, 7 miles (11 km) west of Interstate 270 and about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of St. Louis. The Endangered Wolf Center was originally named the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center.

Tyson Research Center is a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) environmental field station owned and operated by Washington University in St. Louis in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area east of Eureka. It is part of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor which consists of over 8,000 acres (32 km2) of protected lands. It is a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS).Tyson provides opportunities for environmental research and education for students and faculty from Washington University and beyond. Infrastructure and programs facilitate multi-scale research and teaching opportunities and collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and levels of academic training.Tyson Research Center was originally part of the Tyson Valley Powder Plant in World War II. It is bordered to the east by Lone Elk County Park, to the west by West Tyson County Park, to the north by Castlewood State Park, and to the south by Interstate 44. Tyson Research Center hosts the Endangered Wolf Center. Tyson also has a weather station and monitors acid rain as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program.

Forest 44 Conservation Area consists of 998 acres (4.04 km2) in western St. Louis County, Missouri. It is located near the town of Valley Park, Missouri and is bordered to the north by Interstate 44. It is part of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor.Forest 44 was once part of a cattle ranch that covered 10,000 acres (40 km2). The land was purchased in 1990 by the Missouri Department of Conservation from the heirs of the Reinken Estates. An additional 40 acres (0.16 km2) were acquired by partial donation and is known as the Dorothy E. Aselman Memorial Addition.Forest 44 has a 0.4 miles (0.64 km) paved disabled-accessible trail, a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) hiking only trail, and 11.8 miles (19.0 km) of multi-use trails open to hiking and horseback riding. The area is open to hunting and fishing with permits during the appropriate seasons. There is also a staffed shooting range. There are 914 acres (3.70 km2) of forest and 44 acres (0.18 km2) of grassland.

The Valentine Leight General Store, also known as V. Leight New Store, Leight Mercantile Co., and Garden of Eva, is a historic general store located at House Springs, Jefferson County, Missouri. It was built in three stages between about 1894 and 1910, and is a one- to two-story, frame building with Late Victorian style detailing. It is sheathed in weatherboard and measures 88 feet wide by 40 feet deep.: 5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Bear Creek is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Heads Creek. Bear Creek was named for bears along its course.

House Springs is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located just off Route 30, at the intersection with Routes MM and W near Byrnes Mill. A post office has been in operation at House Springs since 1833. The community is named after Adam House, who settled there ca. 1795, and who was killed near a spring by Native Americans.The Valentine Leight General Store and Moder Archeological District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.