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 Farrar (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 Farrar. 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.
Farrar is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Jackson (IL), Randolph (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Saint Francois & Sainte Genevieve.
Below are the counties that are near Farrar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farrar:
- Perry County (The home county of Farrar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Brazeau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frohna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Longtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Altenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sereno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Biehle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Millheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Lithium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Patton Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Old Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Friedheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Millersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burfordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gordonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Saint Mary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Ozora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Quarry Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Clearwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- River aux Vases
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
- Sainte Genevieve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Womack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Coffman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- East Cape Girardeau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Jacob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Degognia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Grand Tower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ava
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
- Campbell Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murphysboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oraville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vergennes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Perry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Willisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cutler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Conant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pyatts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Pinckneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leanderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Shiloh Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Bremen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Dozaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- New Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Percy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Steeleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alto Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Water Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Dutch Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farrar, see our County-by-County Page for Farrar.
Cemeteries Near Farrar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farrar.
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 Farrar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farrar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brazeau Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Shed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Friedenberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Houge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Perryville.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29496 <2>
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 Farrar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farrar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farrar, with the one closest to Farrar listed first.
- Brazeau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Grand Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
- Crosstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Seventysix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Longtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Old Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Altenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Biehle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Arnsberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farrar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farrar.
Newspapers Published in Farrar ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farrar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farrar, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farrar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Farrar:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Alexander County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Union 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 Farrar, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farrar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |