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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Canehill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Canehill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Canehill, 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 Canehill (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 Canehill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Canehill is historic, it would have been located within present day Dade 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 Dade County: Barton, Cedar, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence & Polk.

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

  • Dade County     (The home county of Canehill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Bona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bona is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
    • Dadeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Corry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Corry is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
    • Glen Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Arcola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Greenfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Everton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pilgrim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
    • South Greenfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Lockwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Layneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Layneville is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Newport is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Golden City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushnell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bushnell is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Milford is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Kenoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Kenoma is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Umber View Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Stockton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Caplinger Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
    • Jerico Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Willowville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowville is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
    • Lebeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
    • Virgil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • El Dorado Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Ash Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bois D'Arc
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Weaubleau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Elkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Pittsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Galmey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Wheatland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nemo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Stinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Stinson is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Round Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
    • Halltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Miller
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Heatonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
    • Red Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Fair Play
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldrich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Dunnegan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Eudora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Graydon Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
    • Wishart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
    • Bolivar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Humansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Morrisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Rondo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Brighton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Collins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cobb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Gerster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Roscoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canehill, with the one closest to Canehill listed first.
    • Montevallo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Montevallo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
    • Bellamy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bellamy is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy

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

Cemeteries Near Canehill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canehill.

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

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

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

  • Hartley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Neil Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Asbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lindley Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fullington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Trimble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crisp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bald Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Devine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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.

While we didn't find Canehill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canehill.

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

  • Cane Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cane Hill is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Hill
  • Bearcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bearcreek is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
  • Fair Play
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seybert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seybert is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybert
  • Corry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Corry is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Dadeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Aldrich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Aldrich is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Orleans ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orleans is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Dunnegan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
  • Stockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Arcola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Arcola is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Arnica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Arnica is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnica
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Graydon Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
    • Wishart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
    • Walnut Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Canehill ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canehill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canehill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canehill.

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 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 Canehill:

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 Canehill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Canehill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.