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 Benton City (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 Benton City. 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.
Benton City is located in Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Benton City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton City:
- Audrain County (The home county of Benton City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Vandiver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rush Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laddonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Farber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Vandalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saling ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Larrabee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Sturgeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Auxvasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingdom City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Steedman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Olney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Truxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Florida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Stoutsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Wellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gamma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Americus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Big Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- High Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- New Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ashley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benton City, see our County-by-County Page for Benton City.
Cemeteries Near Benton City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton City.
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 Benton City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benton City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Benton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lockridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mexico.
- The East Lawn Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Eastlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28517 <2>
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullard Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Brendans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bean Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Chatman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eubank Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Benton City had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Benton City had a population of 103 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benton City, with the one closest to Benton City listed first.
- Rush Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Laddonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worcester ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Worcester is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Auxvasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Farber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McCredie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCredie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Calwood ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benton City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton City.
Newspapers Published in Benton City ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benton City, 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 Benton City.
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 websites either 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 Benton City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Audrain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Lincoln County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ralls 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 Benton City, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benton City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |