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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Deer Ridge ...
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 Deer Ridge: Deer Rdg. (or less commonly used: Deer Rdge. or Deer Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Deer Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Ridge.
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.
Deer Ridge is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Adams (IL), Hancock (IL), Clark, Knox, Marion & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Deer Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Ridge:
- Lewis County (The home county of Deer Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Court Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Argola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Sellers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Ewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Brashear
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Gibbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Neeper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Wyaconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Saint Patrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Luray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Medill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Kahoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Chambersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Peaksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Revere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Forest Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Knox City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hedge City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Plevna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Kenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Macon County
- Sue City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Gorin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Arbela
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Granger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Pleasant Retreat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Memphis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leonard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Emden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Lee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Vincennes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Croton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Croton is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Buren County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Meyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marcelline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Ursa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sutter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Deer Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bondurant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- LaBelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Standiford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Sutter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ewing Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deer Ridge had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Ridge, with the one closest to Deer Ridge listed first.
- Forest Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- La Belle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knox City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neeper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Derrahs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gorin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyaconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deer Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Deer Ridge ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Ridge, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Scotland County
- Shelby County
- Lee County
- Van Buren County
- Adams County
- Hancock 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> | 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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deer Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |