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 Eastville (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 Eastville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Eastville is located in Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Eastville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastville:
- Callaway County (The home county of Eastville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Kingdom City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lindbergh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auxvasse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Mykee Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Steedman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Holts Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Benton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Larrabee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Saling ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Laddonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Stephens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Centralia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Riggs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Hartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Jefferson City
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Osage City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Saint Martins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Centertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Cooper County
- Wooldridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Gasconade County
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- Sebree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Lupus
(23 miles [37 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Bluffton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Montgomery City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Starkenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Chamois
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Loose Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Eastville, see our County-by-County Page for Eastville.
Cemeteries Near Eastville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastville.
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 Eastville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Cloud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auxvasse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Dunlap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Youngers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Eastville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eastville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastville, with the one closest to Eastville listed first.
- Earl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Callaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- McCredie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCredie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auxvasse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calwood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwood
- Carrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Points ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eastville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastville.
Newspapers Published in Eastville ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Eastville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Gasconade County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery 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 Eastville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |