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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Byberry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Byberry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Byberry, please Contact Us.
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 Byberry (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 Byberry. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Byberry is historic, it would have been located within present day Cooper 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 Cooper County: Boone, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Byberry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Byberry:
- Cooper County (The home county of Byberry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Otterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Harriston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Bunceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lamine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Blackwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarks Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Mora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Cole Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Zora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Rocheport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Centertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Olean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Eldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fortuna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Clarksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Latham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- California
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- High Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McGirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Lupus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Syracuse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glensted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Stover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Excelsior
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Barnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gravois Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Smithton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Spring Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Longwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Hughesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Tedieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Green Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Houstonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- La Monte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Marshall Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Arrow Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Napton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Blue Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Saline City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Byberry, see our County-by-County Page for Byberry.
Cemeteries Near Byberry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byberry.
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 Byberry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Byberry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Syracuse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shackleford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Finley - Dinwiddie Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snorgrass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Florence Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- United Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Family Cemetery
- The Woods Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCulloch - Bishop Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
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.
Byberry itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Byberry, with the one closest to Byberry listed first.
- Syracuse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Clifton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Pleasant Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Bunceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bellair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Fortuna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaman is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Glensted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Speed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Byberry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byberry.
Newspapers Published in Byberry ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byberry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byberry, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byberry.
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 Byberry:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cooper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Howard County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Byberry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |