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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chraneville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chraneville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chraneville, 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 Chraneville (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 Chraneville. 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 Chraneville is historic, it would have been located within present day Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Chraneville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chraneville:
- Chariton County (The home county of Chraneville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Keytesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rothville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Triplett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Snyder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Lewis Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- De Witt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bosworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Hale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Wakenda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Tina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Marceline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bucklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Linneus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- New Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Wheeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Kaseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Lingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Hart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Callao
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bevier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Excello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Thomas Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Clifton Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Darksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Higbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moberly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Renick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Gilliam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Miami
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Saline City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chraneville, see our County-by-County Page for Chraneville.
Cemeteries Near Chraneville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chraneville.
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 Chraneville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chraneville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Musselfork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keytesville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Varner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairle Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
Chraneville 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 Chraneville, with the one closest to Chraneville listed first.
- Mike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Indian Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Keytesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Bynumville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
- Rothville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Mendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Wien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wien is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chraneville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chraneville.
Newspapers Published in Chraneville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chraneville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chraneville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chraneville.
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 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 Chraneville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon 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 Chraneville, 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 '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- Chraneville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |