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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 Culiver (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 Culiver. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Culiver is located in Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.

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

  • Audrain County     (The home county of Culiver)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.
    • Laddonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Farber
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Farber is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Rush Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Vandalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Vandiver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Mexico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Boone County
    • Centralia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.
    • Williamsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Auxvasse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingdom City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hatton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Fulton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fulton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.
    • Olney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Olney is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Corso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Corso is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
    • Truxton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Louisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Louisville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Hawk Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silex
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Mackville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Cave
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cave is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Whiteside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Briscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Davis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.
    • Santa Fe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
    • Florida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoutsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Middletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Montgomery City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gamma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
    • Bellflower
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Danville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Florence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • High Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Jonesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Americus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Americus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Starkenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.
    • New Harmony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Harmony is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • Curryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Ashley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ashley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Bowling Green
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarrants
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
    • Cyrene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cyrene is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
    • Frankford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.
    • Perry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Madisonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Madisonville is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Greenlawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
    • The Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
    • New London
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Warren County
    • Pendleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people

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

Cemeteries Near Culiver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Culiver.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Culiver, with the one closest to Culiver listed first.

  • New Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fike Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Farber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Wellsville.
    • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wellsville Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31088 <3>
  • Peery Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rudd School Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...

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.<4>

While we didn't find Culiver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Culiver.

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

  • Wellsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Laddonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Farber is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Rush Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Gazette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gazette is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
  • Benton City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Benton City is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Vandalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Estes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Estes is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
  • Hutchison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hutchison is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
  • Worcester ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Worcester is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Shamrock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamrock is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Montgomery City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Gamma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
    • New Harmony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Harmony is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony

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

Newspapers Published in Culiver ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Culiver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Culiver, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Culiver.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Culiver:

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>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- Culiver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Culiver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.