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 Cole 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 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 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 Junction: Cole Jct. (or less commonly used: Cole 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 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.
Cole Junction is located in Cole 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 Cole County: Boone, Callaway, Miller, Moniteau & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Cole Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cole Junction:
- Cole County (The home county of Cole Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Jefferson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Scruggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Saint Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Wardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Lohman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osage City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Hickory Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Saint Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pierpont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- McBaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Huntsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Stephens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Cedar City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Mykee Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Mokane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steedman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Kingdom City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Prairie Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wooldridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Clarks Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Etterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Olean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Marys Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Pleasant Mount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Saint Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Tuscumbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- McGirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- California
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lupus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- High Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Excelsior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Barnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Folk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Loose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Linn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chamois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Koenig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cole Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Cole Junction.
Cemeteries Near Cole Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cole 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 Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cole Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
- The Hawthorn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hawthorne Memorial Gardens
- Harthill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland - Old City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meng Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cole Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cole Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cole Junction, with the one closest to Cole Junction listed first.
- Cedar City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Jefferson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Scruggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Elston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Holts Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lohman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Centertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- New Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cole Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cole Junction.
Newspapers Published in Cole 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cole Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cole Junction.
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 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 Junction:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Cooper County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Osage 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 Cole Junction, 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 from Point A (ie- Cole Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |