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 Famous (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 Famous. 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 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.
Famous is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Famous. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Famous:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Famous)
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Davis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Mackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Silex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Moscow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Whiteside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Gamma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Bellflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jonesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- New Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Eolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sledd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Cyrene
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Annada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Ashley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Calumet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- New Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Louisiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Flint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Foristell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wentzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Lake Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Melle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dardenne Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Peters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Wright City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Innsbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Marthasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Treloar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dutzow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Batchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mozier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Michael
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Deer Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Kampsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- East Hardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Nutwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Spankey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Fieldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Pike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Famous, see our County-by-County Page for Famous.
Cemeteries Near Famous ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Famous.
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 Famous - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Famous covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Mumford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bricker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Alexandria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troy City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Famous had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Famous, with the one closest to Famous listed first.
- Davis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Mackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Mashek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mashek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linns Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
- Silex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Okete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okete is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Hawk Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chantilly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chantilly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Whiteside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Famous. See our List of 1890's Communities around Famous.
Newspapers Published in Famous ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Famous.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Famous, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Famous.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Famous:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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> | 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 Famous, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Famous) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |