Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bedford Station (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 Bedford Station. 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.
Name Variations for Bedford Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bedford Station: Bedford Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bedford Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bedford Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Bedford Station is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy & Linn.
Below are the counties that are near Bedford Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bedford Station:
- Livingston County (The home county of Bedford Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Wheeling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Avalon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Chillicothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ludlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Farmersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Proctorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Breckenridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Braymer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Gould Farm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Hale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Tina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Bosworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bogard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mandeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wakenda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Stet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Palemon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Snyder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Rothville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Triplett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Lock Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jamesport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Laredo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hickory Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Galt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Forker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Linneus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Purdin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Haseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Marceline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Browning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bucklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Lingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Hart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Saline County
- Miami
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- Humphreys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bedford Station, see our County-by-County Page for Bedford Station.
Cemeteries Near Bedford Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bedford Station.
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 Bedford Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bedford Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Fairland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avalon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purvis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Botts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Macklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Bedford Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bedford Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bedford Station, with the one closest to Bedford Station listed first.
- Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Fountain Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Wheeling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Avalon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Meadville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Cream Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cream Ridge is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Norville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norville
- Cavendish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cavendish is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
- Hale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Chillicothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blue Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Little Compton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Laclede
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bedford Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bedford Station.
Newspapers Published in Bedford Station ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bedford Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bedford Station, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bedford Station.
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 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 Bedford Station:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Daviess County
- Grundy County
- Linn County
- Macon County
- Saline County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bedford Station, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bedford Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |