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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bakersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bakersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bakersville, please Contact Us.
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 Bakersville (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 Bakersville. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bakersville is historic, it would have been located within present day Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Bakersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bakersville:
- Callaway County (The home county of Bakersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Tebbetts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Holts Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Cedar City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- New Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mokane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Steedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kingdom City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lindbergh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Hartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Osage City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Wardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Scruggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Saint Martins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Saint Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lohman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Hickory Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Centertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Morrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Gasconade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Bland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Belle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paydown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Brinktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Lanes Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Marys Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Saint Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Olean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pleasant Mount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- McGirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Americus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Rhineland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- French Village ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Bonnots Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loose Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Folk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Linn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Koeltztown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Freeburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Meta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Koenig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bakersville, see our County-by-County Page for Bakersville.
Cemeteries Near Bakersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bakersville.
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 Bakersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bakersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Thorp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Osage City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Link Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cadet Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verdot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wolfrum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Bakersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bakersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Osage City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Bonnots Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taos
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Loose Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Effie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Hord ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Frankenstein
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Holts Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Wardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- New Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bakersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bakersville.
Newspapers Published in Bakersville ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bakersville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bakersville.
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 Bakersville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bakersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Bakersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |