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 Gasconade (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 Gasconade. 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 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.
Gasconade is located in Gasconade 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 Gasconade County: Callaway, Crawford, Franklin, Maries, Montgomery, Osage & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Gasconade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gasconade:
- Gasconade County (The home county of Gasconade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Morrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hermann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Berger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Rosebud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Audrain County
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steedman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Mokane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingdom City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Mykee Town
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Auxvasse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Osage City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Berger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kohl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Etlah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Beemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Detmold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Dissen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kiel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Gerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Leslie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Truxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Hawk Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maries County
- Belle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Starkenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Rhineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Americus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- McKittrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- High Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellflower
(25 miles [40.2 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 Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Chamois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Linn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnots Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Byron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Loose Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Treloar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Truesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Innsbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Marthasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dutzow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Village of Three Creeks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gasconade, see our County-by-County Page for Gasconade.
Cemeteries Near Gasconade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gasconade.
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 Gasconade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gasconade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Gasconade City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rabenau Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Best Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oetterer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doecher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kemper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Nagelin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marcus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gasconade had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gasconade had a population of 211 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gasconade, with the one closest to Gasconade listed first.
- Stolpe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stolpe is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolpe
- Rhineland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Bluffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Morrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Americus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Hermann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swiss is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Berger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Aud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bay is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gasconade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gasconade.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gasconade ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gasconade.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gasconade. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gasconade and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gasconade.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Gasconade.
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 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 Gasconade:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Gasconade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Maries County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Warren 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 Gasconade, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gasconade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |