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 De Witt (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 De Witt. 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 De Witt ...
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.
Another variation: DeWitt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named De Witt. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for De Witt.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
De Witt is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near De Witt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to De Witt:
- Carroll County (The home county of De Witt)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Bosworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Wakenda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Hale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bogard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Asper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Palemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Mandeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Norborne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Miles Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Stet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Keytesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Rothville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cooper County
- Blackwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Steinmetz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Hodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Forker
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Fountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Laclede
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marceline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Avalon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Wheeling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Dawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- Clifton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Rockingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Miami
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Slater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Malta Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little Osage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Salt Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Mount Leonard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- West Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Saline City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to De Witt, see our County-by-County Page for De Witt.
Cemeteries Near De Witt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of De Witt.
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 De Witt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for De Witt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Dewitt Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miami Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brunswick City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCullough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that De Witt had a population of 633 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Witt had a population of 113 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from De Witt, with the one closest to De Witt listed first.
- Miami
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Bosworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Wakenda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Fairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Standish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Standish is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- New Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Little Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Stanhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around De Witt. See our List of 1890's Communities around De Witt.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of De Witt ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around De Witt.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of De Witt. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of De Witt and those printed in the larger area surrounding De Witt.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of De Witt.
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 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 De Witt:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Randolph 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 De Witt, 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' (or 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- De Witt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |