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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 Astoria (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 Astoria. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Astoria is located in Wright County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Astoria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Astoria:

  • Wright County     (The home county of Astoria)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Olathia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vanzant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanzant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
  • Howell County
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sterling
      • From Astoria to Sterling
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
    • Competition
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <3>
    • Twin Bridges
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Evergreen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Pease
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pease. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pease
      • From Astoria to Pease
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Abo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Abo
      • From Astoria to Abo
    • Brush Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brush Creek
      • From Astoria to Brush Creek
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <3>
    • Conway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Duke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
    • Beulah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Laquey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laquey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
    • Waynesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
      • Waynesville is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <3>
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Huggins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bendavis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bendavis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
    • Plato
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
      • Plato is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <3>
    • Success
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
      • Roby is located in Texas County
    • Bucyrus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
      • Bucyrus is located in Texas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <3>
    • Dunn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <3>
    • Mineral Springs City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
    • Simmons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cabool
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Solo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
      • Solo is located in Texas County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Rader
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rader
      • From Astoria to Rader
    • Niangua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niangua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Seymour
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Astoria, see our County-by-County Page for Astoria.

Cemeteries Near Astoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Astoria.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Astoria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.

  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuttle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuttle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203180 <5>
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmerson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Dorris Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cook Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cox Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Astoria had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.

  • Manes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
    • Manes is located in Wright County
  • Rail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
    • Rail is located in Wright County
  • Huggins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
  • Alice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Texas County
  • Turley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Turley is located in Texas County
  • Roubidoux
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roubidoux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
    • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
  • Saint George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Plato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <3>
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Fowler is located in Texas County
  • Dykes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Dykes is located in Texas County
  • Competition
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fuson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson
      • Fuson is located in Wright County
    • Antler ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
      • Antler is located in Wright County
    • Bado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
      • Bado is located in Texas County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Astoria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Astoria.

Newspapers Published in Astoria ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Astoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Astoria, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Astoria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Astoria:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Astoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Astoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Astoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Astoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3798, Longitude: -92.2886       In this case, the coordinates for Astoria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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