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 Hardeman (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 Hardeman. 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.
Hardeman is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Hardeman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardeman:
- Saline County (The home county of Hardeman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Arrow Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Napton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Saline City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Gilliam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Blue Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Marshall Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Fairville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Herndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Rocheport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Wakenda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Lewis Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Brunswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keytesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Blackwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lamine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Bellair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Windsor Place village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Clifton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bunceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Lone Elm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Sebree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Johnson County
- Dunksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Emma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Longwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Tedieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Smithton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Sedalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Yates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Clifton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Higbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardeman, see our County-by-County Page for Hardeman.
Cemeteries Near Hardeman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardeman.
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 Hardeman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardeman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Sappington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arrow Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sappington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Lamine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Pulliam - Hedges - Swisher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Hardeman had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardeman, with the one closest to Hardeman listed first.
- Arrow Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Napton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Orearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
- Ridge Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilliam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Lamine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardeman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardeman.
Newspapers Published in Hardeman ...
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 Hardeman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardeman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardeman.
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 helpful 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 Hardeman:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Randolph 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hardeman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hardeman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |