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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 Clinton (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 Clinton. 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 Clinton ...

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.

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

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Clinton is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Clinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Alberta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • La Due
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Deepwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brownington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hartwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Calhoun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Maurine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Tightwad
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Norris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Urich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blairstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Benton County
  • Cass County
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Quincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Avery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Chilhowee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Leeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornelia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Quick City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • La Tour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Knob Noster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Kingsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pettis County
    • Green Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Lowry City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Appleton City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Osceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Roscoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gerster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Vernon County
    • Schell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Clinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clinton had a population of 4,737 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clinton had a population of 9,043 people.

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

  • Alberta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • La Due
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Due is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Deepwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Huntingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Quarles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Quarles is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
  • Brownington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Hartwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartwell is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Calhoun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Petersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Shawnee Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
  • Maurine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maurine is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Zion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Zion is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Leesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Leesville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Norris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clinton ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clinton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clinton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clinton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Clinton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clinton:

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