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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 Baryties (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 Baryties. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Baryties is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Crawford, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson & Saint Francois.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Baryties)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Tiff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tiff is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
    • Theabeau Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
    • Cadet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mud Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mud Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
    • Old Mines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Mines is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
    • French Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • French Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Mineral Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Summit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Summit is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Aptus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Aptus is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
    • Richwoods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Richwoods is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
    • Potosi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Potosi is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <1>
    • Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
    • Irondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Scotia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • West Sullivan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Luebbering
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Luebbering is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
    • Hensley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hensley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
    • Huff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huff is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Hemker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hemker is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
    • Lonedell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lonedell is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
    • Caseyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Caseyville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Catawissa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Robertsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Miramiguoa Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Moselle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Moselle is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Parkway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkway is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Anaconda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Anaconda is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
    • Saint Clair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Belleview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Belleview is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Middle Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • English Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • English Town is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
    • Pilot Knob
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • De Soto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valles Mines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fletcher
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Knorpp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
    • Ware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ware is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Olympian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
    • Flucom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Flucom is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
    • Hillsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hematite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hematite is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
    • Morse Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
    • Grubville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Grubville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
    • Mapaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
    • Festus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Festus is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <1>
  • Saint Francois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Blackwell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Settletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
    • Silver Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Bonne Terre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leadwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <1>
    • Desloge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <1>
    • French Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Cantwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
    • Elvins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
    • Flat River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
    • Rivermines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
    • Esther
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Esther is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Allenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
  • Sainte Genevieve County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Kinsey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
    • Lawrenceton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
    • Needmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Sprott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
    • Bloomsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Brickeys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
      • Former names for Brickeys:
      • Brickeys Gristmill
      • Brickeys Landing
    • Rocky Ridge Ranch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
    • Rocky Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Jonca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
    • Chestnut Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
    • Clement ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
    • New Offenburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
    • Weingarten
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
  • Monroe County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baryties, with the one closest to Baryties listed first.
    • Mitchie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
    • Chalfin Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
    • Fults
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fults is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <1>
    • Maeystown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
    • Madonnaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
    • Valmeyer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Renault
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Foster Pond ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
    • Wartburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
    • Burksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
  • Randolph County (IL)
    • Prairie du Rocher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
      • Prairie du Rocher village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Baryties ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baryties.

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 Baryties - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Politte Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Aly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Blackwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Goff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Vineyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (326 more) ...
    • Moontown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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>

While we didn't find Baryties in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baryties.

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

  • Fertile
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fertile is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Blackwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
  • Vineland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vineland is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Cadet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Mines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Mines is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
  • Frumet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Frumet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frumet
  • De Soto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Point is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Silver Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Valles Mines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Halifax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Halifax is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Summit is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ware
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ware is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Oakvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oakvale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
    • Knorpp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp

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

Newspapers Published in Baryties ...

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 Baryties.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baryties, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baryties.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Baryties:

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 Baryties, 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' (or 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- Baryties) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.