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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cherry Dell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cherry Dell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cherry Dell, 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 Cherry Dell (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 Cherry Dell. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cherry Dell is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Adams (IL), Pike (IL), Lewis, Monroe, Ralls & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Cherry Dell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Dell:
- Marion County (The home county of Cherry Dell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Nelsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dodge City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Helton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hannibal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Saint Patrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Neeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Jeddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Hedge City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Knox City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Novelty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Edina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurdland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Argola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Maywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sellers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- New Court Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Weber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- La Belle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- La Grange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Anabel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Sue City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Monroe City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Stoutsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Granville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Florida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Rensselaer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- The Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Greenlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Emden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kendall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Hunnewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lakenan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Shelbina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lentner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Clarence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marblehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Meyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Ursa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ewbanks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Fall Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Marcelline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Pike County (IL)
- Shepherd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherry Dell, see our County-by-County Page for Cherry Dell.
Cemeteries Near Cherry Dell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry Dell.
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 Cherry Dell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherry Dell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Banks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pickett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Union Churchyard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- McPike Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Newark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30509 <4>
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.
Cherry Dell itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherry Dell, with the one closest to Cherry Dell listed first.
- Nelsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Benbow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
- Emden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Steffenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
- Emerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Naomi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Argola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherry Dell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Dell.
Newspapers Published in Cherry Dell ...
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 Cherry Dell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Dell, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry Dell.
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 helpful 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 Cherry Dell:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Ralls County
- Shelby County
- Adams County
- Pike 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 Cherry Dell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherry Dell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |