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 Anniston (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 Anniston. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Anniston is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Alexander (IL), Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), New Madrid & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Anniston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anniston:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Anniston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Whiting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- East Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Thirtyfour Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Wilson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Bertrand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Wolf Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sikeston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- La Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Kewanee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Morehouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- New Madrid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canalou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Lilbourn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Howardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Catron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Diehlstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Miner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Blodgett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Haywood City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Crowder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Morley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Vanduser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Commerce
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Oran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Grayridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- LaValle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Circle City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Guam ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Penermon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Essex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Bell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Cairo Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cache
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Miller City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Unity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Olive Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thebes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Diswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Tamms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <1>
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olmsted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Wickliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blandville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Barlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- La Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Lovelaceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Ceredo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Bandana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Kevil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bardwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Cunningham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kirbyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Fancy Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Lowes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fulgham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- New Markham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Woodland Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Samburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anniston, see our County-by-County Page for Anniston.
Cemeteries Near Anniston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anniston.
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 Anniston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anniston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Prairie Cemetery
- Woodsman of the World Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951221 <2>
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Anniston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anniston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anniston, with the one closest to Anniston listed first.
- Whiting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- East Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Samos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Samos is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Wolf Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Crosno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crosno is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosno
- Bertrand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Diehlstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Laketon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laketon is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbus
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Berkley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anniston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anniston.
Newspapers Published in Anniston ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anniston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anniston, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anniston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Anniston:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Madrid County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Alexander County
- Pulaski County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Lake County
- Obion 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 Anniston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anniston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |