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 Harg (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 Harg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Harg is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Harg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harg:
- Boone County (The home county of Harg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Moores Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pierpont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Huntsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Hartsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Rocheport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Larrabee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saling ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Vandiver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Tulip
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Benton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Lindbergh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Kingdom City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Auxvasse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holts Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Hord ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Saint Martins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Centertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Scruggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Osage City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Wardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Wooldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Prairie Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Clarks Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Windsor Place village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Sebree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Lupus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Chamois
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Renick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Higbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harg, see our County-by-County Page for Harg.
Cemeteries Near Harg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harg.
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 Harg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkson Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fortney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Millers Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Harg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harg, with the one closest to Harg listed first.
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Moores Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Switzler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Carrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Points ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lupus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harg.
Newspapers Published in Harg ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harg, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harg.
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 Harg:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Osage 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> | 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 Harg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Harg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |