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 Frankenstein (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 Frankenstein. 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 hospitals and 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.
Frankenstein is located in Osage 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 Osage County: Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Frankenstein. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankenstein:
- Osage County (The home county of Frankenstein)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loose Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Koenig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Freeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koeltztown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Oldham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pierpont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Tebbetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Mokane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Steedman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mykee Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Holts Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Folsom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kingdom City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Osage City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Wardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Scruggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Saint Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Saint Martins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Lohman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Hickory Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Centertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Kohl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Beemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Gasconade
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Bland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hermann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Little Berger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Owensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Belle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lanes Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Miller County
- Saint Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Americus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Rhineland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- McKittrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankenstein, see our County-by-County Page for Frankenstein.
Cemeteries Near Frankenstein ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankenstein.
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 Frankenstein - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankenstein covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Our Lady of Help Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Verdot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weislocker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadet Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Frankenstein had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankenstein, with the one closest to Frankenstein listed first.
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Luystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Effie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Loose Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Mint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Osage City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Aud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- Chamois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankenstein. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankenstein.
Newspapers Published in Frankenstein ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankenstein.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frankenstein, 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 Frankenstein.
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 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 Frankenstein:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Montgomery 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 Frankenstein, 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' (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- Frankenstein) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |