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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Garrett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Garrett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garrett, 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 Garrett (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 Garrett. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Garrett is historic, it would have been located within present day Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Garrett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garrett:
- Callaway County (The home county of Garrett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Steedman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Mokane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kingdom City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Auxvasse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tebbetts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- New Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake Mykee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Folsom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benton City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Vandiver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rush Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laddonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cole County
- Osage City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Berger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kohl City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Etlah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Detmold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Dissen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Kiel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Morrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gasconade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Hermann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Truxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Olney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Hawk Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Americus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Rhineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McKittrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jonesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bellflower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Chamois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Linn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loose Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Warrenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Treloar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garrett, see our County-by-County Page for Garrett.
Cemeteries Near Garrett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garrett.
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 Garrett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garrett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bensen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Atterberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gentry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Senethem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allen 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 Garrett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garrett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garrett, with the one closest to Garrett listed first.
- Readsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Readsville is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
- Americus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Reform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Morrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rhineland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toledo is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Chamois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gasconade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garrett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garrett.
Newspapers Published in Garrett ...
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 Garrett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garrett, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garrett.
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 Garrett:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Cole County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Warren 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 Garrett, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |