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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 Haseville (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 Haseville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Haseville is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Adair, Chariton, Grundy, Livingston, Macon & Sullivan.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Haseville)
  • Adair County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haseville, with the one closest to Haseville listed first.
    • Hale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haseville, with the one closest to Haseville listed first.
    • Sumner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rothville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rothville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haseville, with the one closest to Haseville listed first.
    • Jamesport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lock Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Bancroft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haseville, with the one closest to Haseville listed first.
    • Galt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laredo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Laredo is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Dunlap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tindall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Spickard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brimson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brimson is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Harrison County
    • Gilman City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haseville, with the one closest to Haseville listed first.
    • Chula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
    • Farmersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wheeling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Chillicothe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Avalon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mooresville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Dawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon County
  • Mercer County
  • Putnam County
    • Lucerne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Sullivan County

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

Cemeteries Near Haseville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haseville.

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

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

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

  • Haseville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hooker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Merryman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Boyers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Joab Holloway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Horne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lindley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...

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, Haseville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lindley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindley is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley
  • Alpha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Humphreys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Galt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laredo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Laredo is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Niantic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Niantic is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niantic
  • Eversonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eversonville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversonville
  • Browning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Purdin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Purdin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Reger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reger is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
  • Dunlap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chula is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cora is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
    • Farmersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Linneus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Linneus is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people

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

Newspapers Published in Haseville ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haseville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haseville, 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 Haseville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Haseville:

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