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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 Cole Camp Junction (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 Cole Camp Junction. 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 Cole Camp Junction ...
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 Cole Camp Junction: Cole Camp Jct. (or less commonly used: Cole Camp Jctn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Cole Camp Junction is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Cole Camp Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cole Camp Junction:
- Benton County (The home county of Cole Camp Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Cole Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ionia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Palo Pinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Zora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Racket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Tackner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Edwards
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Climax Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnumton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Otterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yolo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Tightwad
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Bowen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Alberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brownington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Deepwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Avery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cross Timbers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Leeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Knob Noster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Fortuna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Tipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Stover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glensted
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Versailles
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gravois Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Laurie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Spring Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- La Monte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hughesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Houstonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Longwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cole Camp Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Cole Camp Junction.
Cemeteries Near Cole Camp Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cole Camp Junction.
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 Cole Camp Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cole Camp Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cole Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cheese Creek Cemetery
- Union Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cole Camp Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eickhoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chehaski Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monsees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cole Camp Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cole Camp Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cole Camp Junction, with the one closest to Cole Camp Junction listed first.
- Cole Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ionia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Lake Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Spring Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Edmonson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Bahner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bahner is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahner
- Palo Pinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Boylers Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boylers Mill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylers Mill
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Pyrmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Stover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cole Camp Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cole Camp Junction.
Newspapers Published in Cole Camp Junction ...
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 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole Camp Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cole Camp Junction, 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 Cole Camp Junction.
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 Cole Camp Junction:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Cooper County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Johnson County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pettis 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> | 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 Cole Camp Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cole Camp Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |