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 Deer Park (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 Deer Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Deer Park is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Deer Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Park:
- Boone County (The home county of Deer Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Pierpont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Oldham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hartsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McBaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Huntsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rocheport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Larrabee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Lindbergh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hatton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Holts Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingdom City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Auxvasse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Saint Martins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Centertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Scruggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Osage City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Wardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Wooldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Prairie Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Clarks Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Windsor Place village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Lone Elm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bunceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Sebree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Lupus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Chamois
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loose Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Park, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Park.
Cemeteries Near Deer Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Park.
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 Deer Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fortney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hundley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millers Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boydsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- The Boydsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boydsville Christian Church Cemetery
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 in 1895, Deer Park had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moores Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Millersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Guthrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Carrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Switzler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Earl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lupus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deer Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Park.
Newspapers Published in Deer Park ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Park, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Deer Park:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Osage County
- Randolph 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 Deer Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Deer Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |