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 East Prairie (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 East Prairie. 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 East Prairie ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Prairie: E. Praire
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Prairie.
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 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.
East Prairie is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Alexander (IL), Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), New Madrid & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near East Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Prairie:
- Mississippi County (The home county of East Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Anniston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Thirtyfour Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Wolf Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Bertrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Wilson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- La Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kewanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Sikeston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Madrid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canalou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- North Lilbourn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Morehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Howardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lilbourn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Catron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Marston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Hayward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Miner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Diehlstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Crowder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Haywood City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Morley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Vanduser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Caney Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Baker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Grayridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- LaValle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Circle City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Penermon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Guam ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Essex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Bell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Painton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Cairo Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Miller City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cache
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Olive Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thebes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Mound City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Wickliffe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- La Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bardwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Cunningham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kirbyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fulgham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- New Markham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Tiptonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunkist Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Owl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Woodland Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Samburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for East Prairie.
Cemeteries Near East Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Prairie.
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 East Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Prairie Cemetery
- Woodsman of the World Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951221 <2>
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ivie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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, East Prairie had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, East Prairie had a population of 2,924 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Prairie, with the one closest to East Prairie listed first.
- Whiting
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Samos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samos is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Bertrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Wolf Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Henson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- La Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Crosno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crosno is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosno
- Diehlstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Ristine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ristine is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ristine
- Sikeston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- New Madrid
(16 miles [25.7 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 East Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Prairie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Prairie ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Prairie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Prairie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Prairie and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Prairie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of East Prairie.
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 East Prairie:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Alexander County
- Pulaski County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Hickman County
- Lake County
- Obion 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 East Prairie, 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 from Point A (ie- East Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |