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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 Beaufort (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 Beaufort. 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 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.

Beaufort is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Beaufort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • Greenstreet
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Leslie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Jeffriesburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clover Bottom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
      • Kiel is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kiel
      • From Beaufort to Kiel
    • Gerald
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Campbellton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Champion City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fourmile Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beemont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
      • Beemont is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beemont
      • From Beaufort to Beemont
    • Benson Tourist City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson Tourist City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
      • Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
    • Charmwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • West Sullivan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Saint Cloud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Bourbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
      • Bourbon is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <3>
    • Argo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Argo is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Argo
      • From Beaufort to Argo
    • Oak Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leasburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
      • Leasburg is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <3>
    • Jake Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
    • Cuba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • Rosebud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
      • Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <3>
    • Little Berger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Owensville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermann
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann
      • Hermann is located in Gasconade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermann <3>
    • Mount Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
    • Bland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <3>
    • Gasconade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasconade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Redbird
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • Grubville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grubville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
      • Grubville is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grubville
      • From Beaufort to Grubville
    • Lake Tekakwitha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oermann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dittmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dittmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittmer
      • Dittmer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dittmer <3>
    • Cedar Hill Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
      • Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Cedar Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <3>
    • Morse Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morse Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
      • Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morse Mill
      • From Beaufort to Morse Mill
    • Fletcher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
  • Maries County
    • Belle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
      • Belle is located in Maries County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <3>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • McKittrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKittrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKittrick
      • McKittrick is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKittrick <3>
    • Rhineland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Starkenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
      • Jonesburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesburg <3>
    • Big Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Spring
      • From Beaufort to Big Spring
    • Bluffton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Osage County
    • Byron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Osage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Byron
      • From Beaufort to Byron
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • Augusta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <3>
    • Schluersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Defiance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Melle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Melle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Melle
      • New Melle is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Melle <3>
    • Foristell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foristell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foristell
      • Foristell is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foristell <3>
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
      • Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollow
      • From Beaufort to Hollow
    • Melrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Melrose
      • From Beaufort to Melrose
    • Allenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Eureka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <3>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
    • Treloar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treloar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treloar
      • Treloar is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treloar <3>
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Three Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Dutzow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marthasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Innsbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Truesdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <3>
    • Pendleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pendleton
      • From Beaufort to Pendleton
    • Wright City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington County
    • Richwoods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
      • Richwoods is located in Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Beaufort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaufort.

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

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

  • Leslie United Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leslie United Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leslie United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Jordans Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laubinger Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laubinger Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laubinger Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boeuf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boeuf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boeuf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Fees Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fees Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McCallister Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCallister Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCallister 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beaufort had a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Neier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neier
    • Neier is located in Franklin County
  • Port Hudson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
    • Port Hudson is located in Franklin County
  • Jeffriesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clover Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
    • Lyon is located in Franklin County
  • Kiel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
    • Kiel is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kiel
    • From Beaufort to Kiel
  • Champion City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbellton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spring Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
    • Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
  • Krakow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krakow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
    • Krakow is located in Franklin County
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
  • Beemont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
    • Beemont is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beemont
    • From Beaufort to Beemont
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    • Stanton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Clair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <3>
    • Dundee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dundee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dundee
      • From Beaufort to Dundee

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

Newspapers Published in Beaufort ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaufort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaufort, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaufort.

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 Beaufort:

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/

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>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.
<5>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 Beaufort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaufort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaufort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4208, Longitude: -91.1889    









 

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