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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 Braymer (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 Braymer. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Braymer is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Livingston & Ray.

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

  • Caldwell County     (The home county of Braymer)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braymer, with the one closest to Braymer listed first.
    • Latoh ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Latoh is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
    • Stet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mandeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
    • Bogard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Norborne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Palemon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrollton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bosworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Miles Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wakenda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chariton County
  • Clay County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braymer, with the one closest to Braymer listed first.
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Converse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Keystone ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Keystone is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Lathrop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Turney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braymer, with the one closest to Braymer listed first.
    • Lock Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Gallatin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Altamont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Altamont is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jamesport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mabel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jameson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Alta Vista ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grundy County
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braymer, with the one closest to Braymer listed first.
    • Hodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braymer, with the one closest to Braymer listed first.
    • Fountain Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braymer, with the one closest to Braymer listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mooresville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Utica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Avalon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chillicothe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wheeling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Chula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
    • Farmersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braymer, with the one closest to Braymer listed first.
    • Georgeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ovid ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Knoxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Morton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elmira
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Rayville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hardin is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Richmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Henrietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Henrietta is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Excelsior Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Saline County
    • Little Osage Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village

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

Cemeteries Near Braymer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braymer.

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

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Braymer had a population of 399 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Braymer had a population of 850 people.

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

  • Black Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Catawba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Catawba is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Tinney Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
  • Proctorville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ludlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowgill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gould Farm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Latoh ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Latoh is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
  • Ovid ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bonanza ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Taitsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taitsville is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
    • Breckenridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Braymer ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braymer.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Braymer. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Braymer and those printed in the larger area surrounding Braymer.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Braymer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Braymer:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Braymer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Braymer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.