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 Calhoun (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 Calhoun. 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 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.
Calhoun is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Calhoun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calhoun:
- Henry County (The home county of Calhoun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Yolo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Bowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tightwad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Maurine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Norris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Brownington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Deepwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- La Due
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Blairstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Bates County
- Mayesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Palo Pinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Racket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Ionia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tackner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Edmonson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Cass County
- Creighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Leeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Cornelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Chilhowee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Knob Noster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centerview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quick City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Greendoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Holden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- La Tour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Green Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Spring Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- La Monte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Lowry City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Appleton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calhoun, see our County-by-County Page for Calhoun.
Cemeteries Near Calhoun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calhoun.
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 Calhoun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calhoun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Calhoun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Askins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Combs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fewel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vansant Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Calhoun had a population of 698 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Calhoun had a population of 456 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
- Quarles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quarles is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Shawnee Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Post Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Pinto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Huntingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huntingdale is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Cornelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Owsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owsley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calhoun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calhoun.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Calhoun ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calhoun.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Calhoun. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Calhoun and those printed in the larger area surrounding Calhoun.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Calhoun.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Calhoun:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Johnson 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> | 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 Calhoun, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Calhoun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |