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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 Chalk Level (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 Chalk Level. 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 hospitals 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.

Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Polk & Vernon.

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

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Chalk Level)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Monegaw Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Lowry City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Roscoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Appleton City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Gerster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Mayesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Rich Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Butler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Racket
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Tackner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Warsaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Palo Pinto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Lebeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
    • El Dorado Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Caplinger Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
    • Willowville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowville is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
    • Virgil City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Stockton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Deepwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • La Due
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alberta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Tightwad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Hartwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Calhoun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Urich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Yolo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Maurine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Quincy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Weaubleau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Wheatland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Galmey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Hermitage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Humansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Dunnegan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Rondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chalk Level, with the one closest to Chalk Level listed first.
    • Schell City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Walker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Montevallo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Montevallo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo

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

Cemeteries Near Chalk Level ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chalk Level.

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 Chalk Level - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Motley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Yeater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Terry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lewellen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lowry City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Schoonover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Resthaven Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Westfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Bean Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Roscoe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moore 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chalk Level had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Monegaw Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
  • Ohio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Lowry City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Iuka Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
  • Roscoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 <1>
  • Copeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Oyer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
  • Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Taberville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
  • Pape
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pape is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tiffin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
    • Brownington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Deepwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Chalk Level ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chalk Level.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chalk Level, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chalk Level.

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 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 Chalk Level:

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>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 Chalk Level, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Chalk Level) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.