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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chouteau Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chouteau Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chouteau Springs, 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 Chouteau Springs (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 Chouteau Springs. 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 Chouteau Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Chouteau Springs: Chouteau Spgs. (or less commonly used: Chouteau Spngs. or Chouteau Sprngs.)
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.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chouteau Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Cooper 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 Cooper County: Boone, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Chouteau Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chouteau Springs:
- Cooper County (The home county of Chouteau Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Lamine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Harriston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Windsor Place village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Bunceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Clarks Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Clifton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Rocheport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Lewis Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Sebree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Armstrong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Lupus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fortuna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glensted
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Longwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Smithton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Tedieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hughesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Sedalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Spring Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- La Monte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- Yates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Arrow Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Napton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Saline City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Marshall Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Blue Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- West Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Gilliam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cretcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chouteau Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Chouteau Springs.
Cemeteries Near Chouteau Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chouteau Springs.
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 Chouteau Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chouteau Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- St. Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Herndon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Lamine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hoke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Townsend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Chouteau Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chouteau Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chouteau Springs, with the one closest to Chouteau Springs listed first.
- Lamine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Billingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Harriston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Bellair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Speed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Pleasant Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Postal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Arrow Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bunceton
(10 miles [16.1 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 Chouteau Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chouteau Springs.
Newspapers Published in Chouteau Springs ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chouteau Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chouteau Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chouteau Springs.
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 Chouteau Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cooper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Chariton County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Randolph County
- Saline 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 Chouteau Springs, 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chouteau Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |