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 Clarksville (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 Clarksville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Clarksville is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Calhoun (IL), Pike (IL), Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery & Ralls.
Below are the counties that are near Clarksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarksville:
- Pike County (The home county of Clarksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Paynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Annada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Louisiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Eolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Tarrants
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Ashley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Curryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Frankford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Whiteside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Elsberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Silex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Briscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Corso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Mackville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Foley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Argentville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Saverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County (IL)
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Belleview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Mozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Kampsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Michael
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Star City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Batchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Eldred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hillview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walkerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- East Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Woody
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Belltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mid City is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Roodhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Spankey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Nutwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Straut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Straut is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Summer Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Time
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Time is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Pittsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- El Dara
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scott County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Alsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville is located in Scott County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarksville, see our County-by-County Page for Clarksville.
Cemeteries Near Clarksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarksville.
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 Clarksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Venable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Venable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Hack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clarksville had a population of 1,186 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clarksville had a population of 434 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarksville, with the one closest to Clarksville listed first.
- McIntosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Belleview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Stark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Paynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Annada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy Junction is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Junction
- Sledd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Mozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Louisiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarksville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clarksville ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clarksville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clarksville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clarksville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Clarksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Clarksville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lincoln County
- Ralls County
- Adams County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Pike County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 Clarksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Clarksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |