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 Brandon (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 Brandon. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brandon is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Brandon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brandon:
- Benton County (The home county of Brandon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Ionia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Palo Pinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Cole Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Racket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Edmonson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Tackner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Edwards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Otterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yolo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Tightwad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Deepwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Maurine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Hartwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Hickory County
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Leeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Cornelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Knob Noster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Valley City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Dunksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Centerview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greendoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Stover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glensted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Green Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Spring Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Sedalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Monte
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Smithton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Hughesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Houstonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Tedieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Longwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Saint Clair County
- Lowry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brandon, see our County-by-County Page for Brandon.
Cemeteries Near Brandon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brandon.
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 Brandon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brandon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McIntire Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Goodwin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Brandon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brandon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Ionia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Palo Pinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owsley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Mora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Spring Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Cole Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Leeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brandon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brandon.
Newspapers Published in Brandon ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brandon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brandon.
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 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 Brandon:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cooper County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Johnson County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Saint Clair 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> | 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 Brandon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brandon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |