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 Babbtown (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 Babbtown. 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 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.
Babbtown is located in Osage 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 Osage County: Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Babbtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Babbtown:
- Osage County (The home county of Babbtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Meta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Folk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Loose Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnots Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Linn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Koenig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Hartsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Cedar City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Lake Mykee Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Hord ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- New Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Folsom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mokane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Lake Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Osage Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Henley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Wardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Eugene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Osage City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Jefferson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Scruggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Bland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Brinktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lindell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Tuscumbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Iberia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ulman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Olean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Eldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Brumley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bagnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- McGirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- High Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- Barnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Doolittle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Dixon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Crocker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Babbtown, see our County-by-County Page for Babbtown.
Cemeteries Near Babbtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Babbtown.
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 Babbtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Babbtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Duncan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jim - Matt Lawson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Babbtown had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Babbtown, with the one closest to Babbtown listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Koeltztown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Teal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Van Cleve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Saint Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Wardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Bass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Marys Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Babbtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Babbtown.
Newspapers Published in Babbtown ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Babbtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Babbtown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Babbtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Babbtown:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Cole County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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 Babbtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Babbtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |