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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 Gravel Hill (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 Gravel Hill. 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.

Name Variations for Gravel Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Another variation: Gravelhill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gravel Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gravel Hill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard.

Below are the counties that are near Gravel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Hill:

  • Cape Girardeau County     (The home county of Gravel Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
    • Burfordville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Millersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crump
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Whitewater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Gordonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Allenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Daisy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliff ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Delta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
    • Dutchtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Friedheim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
    • Seopus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laflin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leopold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Lutesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenallen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Sedgewickville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Patton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Patton Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Greenbrier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Zalma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Buchanan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
    • Biehle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Biehle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
    • Millheim
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Uniontown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Longtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Frohna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Frohna is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Altenburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Brazeau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Farrar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Farrar is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Perryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sereno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sainte Genevieve County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
    • Chaffee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Kelso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Scott City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hamburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oran
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Commerce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Vanduser
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Haywood City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Stoddard County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
    • Cascade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lowndes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McGee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
    • Hiram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Clubb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Clubb is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
  • Alexander County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
    • East Cape Girardeau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • McClure is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <1>
    • Thebes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Diswood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Olive Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County (IL)
  • Union County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Hill.

Cemeteries Near Gravel Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Hill.

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 Gravel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.

  • Allen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Criddle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lessley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crader Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spivey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...
    • Slinkerd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Herzinger Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Limbaugh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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, Gravel Hill had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.

  • Burfordville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crump
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tilsit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
  • Millersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laflin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Houck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
  • Marble Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lutesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leopold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
  • Kurreville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
  • Glenallen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Allenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Oak Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Daisy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Hill.

Newspapers Published in Gravel Hill ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Hill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gravel Hill:

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 Gravel Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.