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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 Cyrene (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 Cyrene. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Cyrene is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Calhoun (IL), Pike (IL), Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery & Ralls.

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

  • Pike County     (The home county of Cyrene)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cyrene, with the one closest to Cyrene listed first.
    • Calumet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowling Green
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarrants
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
    • Eolia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Paynesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Louisiana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sledd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Curryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Annada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Annada is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • New Harmony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cyrene, with the one closest to Cyrene listed first.
    • Vandalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Farber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Laddonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cyrene, with the one closest to Cyrene listed first.
    • Louisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whiteside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Corso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Silex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Briscoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mackville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Olney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cave is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Elsberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • Cave City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cave City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cyrene, with the one closest to Cyrene listed first.
    • Gamma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Bellflower
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Wellsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montgomery City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ralls County
  • Calhoun County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cyrene, with the one closest to Cyrene listed first.
    • Belleview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mozier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hamburg is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
    • Michael
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gilead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Star City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Cliffdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
    • Kampsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hardin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <1>
    • Batchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cyrene, with the one closest to Cyrene listed first.
    • East Hardin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Eldred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Eldred is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <1>
  • Jersey County (IL)
  • Pike County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Cyrene ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cyrene.

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

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cyrene had a population of 1,220 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Edgewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Edgewood is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Calumet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clement
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Clement is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clement
  • Ashley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowling Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stark is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Whiteside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hartford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hartford is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
  • McIntosh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Farmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Farmer is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Corso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Silex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Paynesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people

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

Newspapers Published in Cyrene ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cyrene.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cyrene, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cyrene.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cyrene:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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- Cyrene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cyrene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.