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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Guam. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Guam to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Guam, 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 Guam (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 Guam. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Guam is historic, it would have been located within present day Stoddard 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 Stoddard County: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, New Madrid, Scott & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Guam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guam:
- Stoddard County (The home county of Guam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Circle City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Grayridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Penermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Bell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Tillman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Painton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Leora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brownwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Sturdivant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zalma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Leopold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Gipsy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Laflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lutesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marble Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Glenallen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Fisk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rombauer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Broseley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Green Cox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Randles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Allenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Whitewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Dutchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gordonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunklin County
- Malden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Bertrand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- East Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Whiting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Anniston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Morehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canalou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Sikeston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Matthews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Parma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Catron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Kewanee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Forge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Lilbourn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Risco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lilbourn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Crowder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanduser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Perkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Haywood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Miner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Morley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Oran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Caney Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- New Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chaffee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- McGee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Wappapello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Lowndes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Miller City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thebes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guam, see our County-by-County Page for Guam.
Cemeteries Near Guam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guam.
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 Guam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bluff Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Link Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kinder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bell City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Wambel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Guam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Guam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guam, with the one closest to Guam listed first.
- Avert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avert is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert
- Idalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idalia is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grayridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Buffington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Ardeola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
- Morehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zadock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zadock is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Tillman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn Ridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guam.
Newspapers Published in Guam ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guam, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guam.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Guam:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stoddard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Butler County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Dunklin County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Scott County
- Wayne County
- Alexander 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 Guam, 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- Guam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |