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 Dawn Station (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 Dawn Station. 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 Dawn Station ...
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 Dawn Station: Dawn Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southwest 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 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.
Dawn Station is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy & Linn.
Below are the counties that are near Dawn Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dawn Station:
- Livingston County (The home county of Dawn Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Dawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ludlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Utica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Wheeling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Chula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Proctorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Braymer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gould Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Nettleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Cowgill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Polo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Asper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Mandeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Tina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Hale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bogard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Bosworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palemon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Norborne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Wakenda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- De Witt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Sumner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Snyder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Lock Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jamesport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jameson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Mabel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Hickory Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Laredo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Forker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Linneus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Haseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Georgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Rockingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Morton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Hardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dawn Station, see our County-by-County Page for Dawn Station.
Cemeteries Near Dawn Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dawn Station.
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 Dawn Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dawn Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Utica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCoskrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phares Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Edgewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive 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.<4>
While we didn't find Dawn Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dawn Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dawn Station, with the one closest to Dawn Station listed first.
- Dawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ludlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Utica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mooresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Blue Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Proctorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Cavendish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cavendish is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Braymer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Asper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dawn Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dawn Station.
Newspapers Published in Dawn Station ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawn Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dawn Station, 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 Dawn Station.
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 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 Dawn Station:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Daviess County
- Grundy County
- Linn County
- Ray 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> | 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- Dawn Station) 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 Dawn Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |