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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cliff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cliff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cliff, 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 Cliff (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 Cliff. 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 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 Cliff is historic, it would have been located within present day Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard.

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

  • Cape Girardeau County     (The home county of Cliff)
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
    • Laflin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Lutesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbrier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sturdivant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenallen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Zalma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Seopus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Gipsy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
    • Buchanan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sedgewickville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Madison County
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
    • Bertrand
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Charleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
    • Sikeston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morehouse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Canalou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
    • Biehle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Biehle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
    • Millheim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Uniontown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
    • Perkins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Caney Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chaffee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
    • New Hamburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Benton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Scott City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Vanduser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Lambert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Crowder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Haywood City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
    • Painton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
    • Advance
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brownwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Circle City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Grayridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • Essex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Penermon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Puxico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cliff, with the one closest to Cliff listed first.
    • McGee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
    • Lowndes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cascade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hiram
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Shook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Shook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
  • Alexander County (IL)
  • Union County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Cliff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliff.

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

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

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

  • Kenyon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Allenville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Proffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stroderville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Passover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mansion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cruse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Bell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gartung Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Cliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cliff.

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

  • Arbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
  • Randles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Delta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
  • Allenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Green Cox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
  • Perkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Perkins is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Caney Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crump
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Houck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
  • Advance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
    • Laflin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold

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

Newspapers Published in Cliff ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cliff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliff, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliff.

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 Cliff:

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 Cliff, 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' (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- Cliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.