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 Eccles (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 Eccles. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Eccles is located in Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Eccles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eccles:
- Chariton County (The home county of Eccles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keytesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Oil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Missouri Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rothville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Lewis Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bosworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Hale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Wakenda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Tina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Sebree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Marceline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bucklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Livingston County
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Kaseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Lingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Callao
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Excello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Bevier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Clifton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Thomas Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Darksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Higbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moberly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Renick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- West Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Gilliam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miami
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Fairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Arrow Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eccles, see our County-by-County Page for Eccles.
Cemeteries Near Eccles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eccles.
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 Eccles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eccles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Varner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Musselfork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keytesville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Hopewell School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fawks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Eccles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eccles.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eccles, with the one closest to Eccles listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Keytesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Prairie Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Mike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Indian Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Shannondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Bynumville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
- Clifton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thomas Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Hubbard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eccles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eccles.
Newspapers Published in Eccles ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eccles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eccles, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eccles.
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 websites either 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 Eccles:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eccles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Eccles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |