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 College Mound (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 College Mound. 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 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.
College Mound is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near College Mound. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Mound:
- Macon County (The home county of College Mound)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Ardmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Kaseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Excello
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Callao
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- New Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Lingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Tulip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Saling ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Keytesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rothville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Lewis Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Mendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Armstrong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Steinmetz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Bucklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Marceline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Duncans Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Ash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Evansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Holliday
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Darksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Thomas Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Moberly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Renick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Higbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Clarence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lentner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Shelbina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leonard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Mound, see our County-by-County Page for College Mound.
Cemeteries Near College Mound ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Mound.
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 College Mound - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Mound covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Old Callao Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that College Mound had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Mound, with the one closest to College Mound listed first.
- Ardmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Chariton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Darksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Kaseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Excello
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barryville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Thomas Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Bevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lagonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lagonda is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Callao
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Mound. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Mound.
Newspapers Published in College Mound ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Mound.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Mound, 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 College Mound.
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 College Mound:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Chariton County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Shelby 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 College Mound, 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- College Mound) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |