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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Castor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Castor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castor, 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 Castor (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 Castor. 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 and doctors 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 Castor is historic, it would have been located within present day Bollinger 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 Bollinger County: Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Castor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castor:
- Bollinger County (The home county of Castor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Sturdivant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Greenbrier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Zalma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Gipsy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Leopold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Laflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Grassy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Lutesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glenallen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Seopus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Rombauer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Broseley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Green Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Randles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Allenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Crump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Gravel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dutchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Burfordville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Marquand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Morehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Sikeston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canalou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Perkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Caney Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Vanduser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Oran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crowder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Chaffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Haywood City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- New Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Blodgett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Brownwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Tillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Painton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Puxico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Circle City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Dexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- McGee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Lowndes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Wappapello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Cascade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Clubb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Bounds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bounds is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Alexander County (IL)
- Thebes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castor, see our County-by-County Page for Castor.
Cemeteries Near Castor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castor.
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 Castor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Sturdivant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimbrel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fagen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cruse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Kellion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.
Castor itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castor, with the one closest to Castor listed first.
- Brownwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Sturdivant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Greenbrier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Zadock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zadock is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Tillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Zalma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Idlewild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Ardeola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Green Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Acorn Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acorn Ridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Ridge
- Avert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avert is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert
- Perkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castor.
Newspapers Published in Castor ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castor, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Castor:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bollinger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Madison County
- New Madrid County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Alexander 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 Castor, 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Castor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |