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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 Haywood City (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 Haywood City. 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 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 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.

Haywood City is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Alexander (IL), Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid & Stoddard.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Haywood City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Morley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Blodgett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Blodgett is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Vanduser
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Oran
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Crowder
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Crowder is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Benton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lambert
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New Hamburg is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
    • Miner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Miner is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Diehlstadt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Caney Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Caney Creek is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
    • Perkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Sturdivant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
    • Laflin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Laflin is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
    • Leopold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Greenbrier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Zalma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Lutesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
    • Marble Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cape Girardeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Randles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
    • Delta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Cliff ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
    • Green Cox
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
    • Dutchtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
    • Allenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Whitewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Cape Girardeau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gordonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Crump
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Burfordville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Bertrand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Charleston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
    • Anniston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Anniston is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Whiting
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiting is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • East Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Wyatt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Pinhook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
      • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
    • Thirtyfour Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
    • Wolf Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Sikeston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Morehouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Matthews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Canalou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Ogden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Kewanee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
    • La Forge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • La Forge is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
    • Catron
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • North Lilbourn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lilbourn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • New Madrid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Howardville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Painton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
    • Bell City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bell City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Guam is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
    • Tillman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tillman is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
    • Circle City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Grayridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • Baker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Advance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Penermon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Brownwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Alexander County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Miller City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thebes
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Olive Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cache
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Frog City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
    • East Cape Girardeau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Hodges Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
    • Unity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Diswood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
    • Cairo Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
    • Future City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
    • McClure
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • McClure is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <1>
  • Pulaski County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Mounds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Mound City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Villa Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
    • Pulaski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <1>
    • Ullin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ullin is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ullin <1>
    • Olmsted
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Olmsted is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted <1>
  • Union County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Mill Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Ballard County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haywood City, with the one closest to Haywood City listed first.
    • Wickliffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Barlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people

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

Cemeteries Near Haywood City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haywood City.

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 Haywood City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hunter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Morley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • New Morley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennifield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forrest Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blodgett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • Cobb Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Guarden Angel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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>

While we didn't find Haywood City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haywood City.

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

  • Morley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Blodgett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Blodgett is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Oran
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Hamburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Hamburg is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
  • Sikeston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Diehlstadt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Caney Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Caney Creek is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
  • Bertrand
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Little River is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Perkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perkins is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Morehouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Randles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
    • Bell City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bell City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people

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

Newspapers Published in Haywood City ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haywood City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haywood City, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haywood City.

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 websites either 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 Haywood City:

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 Haywood City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haywood City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.