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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 Hartwell (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 Hartwell. 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.

Hartwell is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Hartwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartwell, with the one closest to Hartwell listed first.
    • Urich
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maurine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Norris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Blairstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Blairstown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • La Due
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Deepwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Calhoun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Brownington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Bowen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartwell, with the one closest to Hartwell listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Adrian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Passaic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Butler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Burdett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Burdett is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartwell, with the one closest to Hartwell listed first.
    • Racket
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Palo Pinto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Tackner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartwell, with the one closest to Hartwell listed first.
    • Creighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunn City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunn City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Austin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • East Lynne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Archie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Strasburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Main City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Main City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartwell, with the one closest to Hartwell listed first.
    • Chilhowee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Quick City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Leeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • La Tour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Latour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
    • Cornelia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Holden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Centerview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Warrensburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greendoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hartwell, with the one closest to Hartwell listed first.
    • Appleton City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnson City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Lowry City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Osceola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon County
    • Schell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Hartwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hartwell.

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 Hartwell - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Norris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Urich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fewel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kepner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fields Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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, Hartwell had a post office and railroad service. In 2000, Hartwell had a population of 16 people.

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

  • Garland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Garland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Maurine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maurine is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Lucas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lucas is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Huntingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Norris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Norris is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Mayesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
  • Creighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blairstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blairstown is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • La Due
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • La Due is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Quarles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Quarles is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Johnstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnstown is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Quick City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Shawnee Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound

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

Newspapers Published in Hartwell ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hartwell, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hartwell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hartwell:

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 Hartwell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hartwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.