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 Edgewood (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 Edgewood. 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.
Edgewood is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Calhoun (IL), Pike (IL), Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery & Ralls.
Below are the counties that are near Edgewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgewood:
- Pike County (The home county of Edgewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Cyrene
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Eolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sledd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Annada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Curryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Vandalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Laddonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Whiteside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Silex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Corso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Mackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Davis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Olney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Elsberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Gamma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Bellflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Wellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Madisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Saverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- Flint Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Warren County
- Wright City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Belleview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Mozier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Cliffdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Kampsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Michael
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Batchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- East Hardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Spankey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Nutwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Summer Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Straut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Straut is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- El Dara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- New Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Pearl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgewood, see our County-by-County Page for Edgewood.
Cemeteries Near Edgewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewood.
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 Edgewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Worthington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Whiteside.
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418671 <2>
- Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Brinegar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamieson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Edgewood had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Cyrene
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Eolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Whiteside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Stark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Saint Clement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clement is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clement
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Silex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sledd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McIntosh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- New Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Corso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgewood.
Newspapers Published in Edgewood ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewood, 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 Edgewood.
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 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 Edgewood:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Ralls County
- Saint Charles County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Pike 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | 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- Edgewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Edgewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |