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 Caffeyville (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 Caffeyville. 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 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.
Caffeyville is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Caffeyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caffeyville:
- Laclede County (The home county of Caffeyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Brush Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Phillipsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Pease
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Twin Bridges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sleeper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Eldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Competition
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Falcon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Stoutland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Montreal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Camdenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Macks Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Long Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Windyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Charity ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Celt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Leadmine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Tunas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Louisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- Fair Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Tin Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Halfway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Goodnight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Goodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laquey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Swedeborg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- Plato
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Rader
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Elkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Marshfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Crown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Northview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Diggins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Grovespring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Odin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Hartville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Green Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Graff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caffeyville, see our County-by-County Page for Caffeyville.
Cemeteries Near Caffeyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caffeyville.
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 Caffeyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caffeyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Lonesome Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McFall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kissee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Builderback Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atchley - Blackfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Caffeyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caffeyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caffeyville, with the one closest to Caffeyville listed first.
- Brush Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Phillipsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russ
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russ is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
- Pease
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Orla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orla is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rader
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Long Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Sleeper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Forkners Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forkners Hill is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkners Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drynob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Grovespring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caffeyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caffeyville.
Newspapers Published in Caffeyville ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caffeyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caffeyville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caffeyville.
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 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 Caffeyville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Laclede County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Polk County
- Pulaski County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright 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 Caffeyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Caffeyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |