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 Ashland (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 Ashland. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Ashland is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Ashland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashland:
- Boone County (The home county of Ashland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Oldham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Pierpont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- McBaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Huntsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Stephens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Rocheport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Holts Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindbergh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Cedar City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mokane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Saint Martins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Centertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Osage City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Wardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Taos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Hickory Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Saint Thomas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Eugene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Wooldridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Prairie Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Clarks Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Windsor Place village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Lone Elm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bunceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Sebree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- New Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller County
- Olean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Lupus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McGirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- High Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Loose Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chamois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Folk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Westphalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashland, see our County-by-County Page for Ashland.
Cemeteries Near Ashland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashland.
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 Ashland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fortney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Hundley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Ashland had a population of 373 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ashland had a population of 4,031 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Claysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Guthrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- New Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Carrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Lupus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Moores Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Elston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elston is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ashland ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ashland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ashland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ashland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Ashland.
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 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 Ashland:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Osage 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 Ashland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |