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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elmwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elmwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elmwood, please Contact Us.
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 Elmwood (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 Elmwood. 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 Elmwood ...
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.
Another variation: Elm Wood.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elmwood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Elmwood is historic, it would have been located within present day Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard.
Below are the counties that are near Elmwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmwood:
- Cape Girardeau County (The home county of Elmwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Cape Girardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Allenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Whitewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Randles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Crump
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Leemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Burfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Laflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Leopold
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Seopus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Lutesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenallen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Sedgewickville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Sturdivant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Zalma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Patton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Bertrand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wilson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Wyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Sikeston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Altenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frohna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Brazeau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Biehle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Longtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Millheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Scott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Lambert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Perkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Haywood City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Painton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Tillman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Brownwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Guam ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Circle City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Leora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- East Cape Girardeau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thebes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Miller City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tamms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
- Hodges Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cache
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Grand Tower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ullin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Villa Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mounds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olmsted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Perks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Chain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Wolf Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <2>
- Dongola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alto Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmwood, see our County-by-County Page for Elmwood.
Cemeteries Near Elmwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmwood.
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 Elmwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westerwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Suedekum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Lorimier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eggimann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Hitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Elmwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
- Kelso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Girardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- East Cape Girardeau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thebes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- New Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Allenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tilsit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmwood.
Newspapers Published in Elmwood ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmwood, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmwood.
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 Elmwood:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Perry County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Alexander County
- Jackson County
- Pulaski County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Elmwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Elmwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |