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 Cuba (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 Cuba. 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 doctors and 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.
Cuba is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Carroll, Jackson, Johnson, Pettis, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Cuba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cuba:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Cuba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Hodge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Corder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Page City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Higginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concordia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Braymer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cowgill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Miles Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Palemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Norborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Stet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Bogard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mandeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Bosworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Tina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Asper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Snyder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Jackson County
- Levasy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Dunksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Valley City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Livingston County
- Ludlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Houstonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Tedieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Rockingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Fleming
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Georgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Rayville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Little Osage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Grand Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Cretcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Sweet Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Miami
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cuba, see our County-by-County Page for Cuba.
Cemeteries Near Cuba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuba.
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 Cuba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cuba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #658938 <2>
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dover.
- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183233 <2>
- Waverly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Catron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slusher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- German Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cloudis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Cuba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cuba.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Hodge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Sugartree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugartree is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Miles Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Page City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Corder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Grand Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Higginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cuba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cuba.
Newspapers Published in Cuba ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuba, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuba.
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 websites either 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 Cuba:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Livingston County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline 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 Cuba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cuba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |