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 Galt (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 Galt. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Galt is located in Grundy County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Daviess, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Galt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Galt:
- Grundy County (The home county of Galt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Dunlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Laredo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Tindall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
- Spickard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
- Spickard is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <2>
- Hickory Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Brimson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Jamesport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
- Jamesport is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <2>
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Lock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Mount Moriah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Gilman City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman City
- Gilman City is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman City <2>
- Cainsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Browning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Purdin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Linneus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Laclede
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Laclede is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laclede <2>
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
- Fountain Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Forker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Chula is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <2>
- Wheeling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Chillicothe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <2>
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Modena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Ravanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Mercer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <2>
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Lucerne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Powersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Humphreys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Osgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <2>
- Boynton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Pollock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Green City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Winigan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <2>
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galt, see our County-by-County Page for Galt.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Galt ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galt.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Galt. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Galt and those printed in the larger area surrounding Galt.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Galt.
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 Galt:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harrison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Livingston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Daviess County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Grundy County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Grundy County
Cemeteries Near Galt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galt.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Galt West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galt West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galt West Cemetery
- Tunnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunnell Cemetery
- Salem East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem East Cemetery
- Lindley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haley Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Boyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyers Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
- Newlan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newlan Cemetery
- McAfee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAfee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAfee Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
- Rural Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Dale Cemetery
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Joab Holloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joab Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joab Holloway Cemetery
- Honey Creek Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Chapel Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barr Cemetery
- Joab Holloway Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Galt had a population of 653 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Galt had a population of 241 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Galt, with the one closest to Galt listed first.
- Lindley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Humphreys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Dunlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Osgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Laredo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Haseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Wyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Half Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Reger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Wintersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Niantic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tindall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>
- Niantic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Galt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galt.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Galt. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- Galt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1272, Longitude: -93.3880 In this case, the coordinates for Galt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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 Galt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |