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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 Chillicothe (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 Chillicothe. 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.

Name Variations for Chillicothe ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Chilliothe.

  • In past government published Postal Guides, Chillicothe was referred to as Chillicothe Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chillicothe. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chillicothe.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 doctors 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.

Chillicothe is located in Livingston County and is the County Seat.

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 Livingston County: Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy & Linn.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Chillicothe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Utica
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Wheeling
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Chula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
    • Dawn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mooresville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Farmersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Avalon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Caldwell County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
    • Latoh ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Latoh is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
    • Hale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Mandeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bogard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bosworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrollton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Sumner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snyder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mendon is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Rothville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rothville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Triplett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Lock Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jamesport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallatin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bancroft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jameson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Altamont is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Hickory Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Laredo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Laredo is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Trenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dunlap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Galt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tindall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Brimson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Brimson is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Harrison County
    • Gilman City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Linn County
  • Ray County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Humphreys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Osgood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Chillicothe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chillicothe.

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

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chillicothe had a population of 717 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chillicothe had a population of 8,915 people.

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

  • Cream Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cream Ridge is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
  • Utica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Norville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norville
  • Sturges
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturges is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturges
  • Springhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Springhill is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Cavendish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cavendish is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
  • Wheeling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Mooresville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Dawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chula is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
  • Blue Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
  • Avalon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Chillicothe ...

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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chillicothe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Chillicothe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Chillicothe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Chillicothe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Chillicothe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chillicothe:

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>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- Chillicothe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Chillicothe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.