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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 Barnesville (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 Barnesville. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Barnesville is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby & Sullivan.

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

  • Macon County     (The home county of Barnesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elmer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Love Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Love Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
      • Love Lake is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Love Lake
      • From Barnesville to Love Lake
    • Bloomington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Economy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Gifford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Callao
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • La Plata
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldsberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bevier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
      • Bevier is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <2>
    • Macon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • Millard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Yarrow ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Barnesville to Wilson
    • Nind ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
      • Nind is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nind
      • From Barnesville to Nind
    • Gibbs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullion ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bullion
      • From Barnesville to Bullion
    • Kirksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Brashear
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
      • Brashear is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Novinger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
      • Novinger is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Danforth ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danforth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Danforth
      • From Barnesville to Danforth
  • Chariton County
    • Rothville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
      • Rothville is located in Chariton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • Novelty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
      • Novelty is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <2>
    • Hurdland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
      • Hurdland is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Hedge City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kenwood
      • From Barnesville to Kenwood
    • Plevna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
    • Edina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <2>
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • New Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Linn County
    • Bucklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marceline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
    • Purdin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
      • Purdin is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • Duncans Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ash
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ash
      • From Barnesville to Ash
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Darksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Thomas Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cairo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Schuyler County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • Clarence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Leonard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirby
      • From Barnesville to Kirby
    • Lentner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lentner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
      • Lentner is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lentner
      • From Barnesville to Lentner
    • Shelbyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnesville, with the one closest to Barnesville listed first.
    • Winigan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winigan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
      • Winigan is located in Sullivan County
    • Sticklerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Owasco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
      • Owasco is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Owasco
      • From Barnesville to Owasco
    • Greencastle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Barnesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnesville.

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 Barnesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hockensmith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hockensmith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hockensmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Still Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Still Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Still Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quail Trap Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quail Trap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quail Trap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Agee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hull Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milam Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hertzler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hertzler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hertzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Chariton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chariton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chariton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Shirley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Howard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Murry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

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

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

  • Seney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Seney is located in Macon County
  • Atlanta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cottage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Cottage is located in Macon County
  • Elmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Love Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Love Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
    • Love Lake is located in Macon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Love Lake
    • From Barnesville to Love Lake
  • Bloomington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lyda ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyda
    • Lyda is located in Macon County
  • Callao
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Economy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Walnut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Macon County
  • Bevier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
    • Bevier is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • La Plata
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldsberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Cambria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
      • New Cambria is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Barnesville ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnesville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnesville.

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 Barnesville:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<4>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 Barnesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Barnesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8994, Longitude: -92.5908       In this case, the coordinates for Barnesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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