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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Heilburn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Heilburn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Heilburn, please Contact Us.

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 Heilburn (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 Heilburn. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Heilburn is historic, it would have been located within present day Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.

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

  • Callaway County     (The home county of Heilburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Portland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Steedman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Steedman is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
    • Mokane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hord ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hord is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
    • Tebbetts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
    • Fulton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fulton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Kingdom City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Bloomfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mykee Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
      • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
    • Auxvasse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holts Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Martinsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Benton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oldham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Oldham is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Osage City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Osage City is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
    • Taos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Taos is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
    • Jefferson City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Wardsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wardsville is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Berger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kohl City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kohl City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
    • Etlah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Etlah is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
    • Beemont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beemont is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
    • Detmold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Detmold is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
    • Dissen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dissen is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
    • New Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kiel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kiel is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
    • Gerald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Morrison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gasconade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Hermann
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Berger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
    • Mount Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Owensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosebud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <2>
  • Maries County
    • Belle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Starkenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
    • Americus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Americus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Rhineland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Big Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • McKittrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Danville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Florence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • High Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montgomery City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Chamois
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Isbell ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Isbell is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
    • Bonnots Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • French Village ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • French Village is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
    • Linn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Linn is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <2>
    • Loose Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Westphalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Koenig
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Koenig is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Byron is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Folk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Folk is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
    • Freeburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Freeburg is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heilburn, with the one closest to Heilburn listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Treloar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Heilburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heilburn.

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

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

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

  • Stoner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Townley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Schobe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Welton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shobe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Atterberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bode Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiness Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.

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

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

  • Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chamois
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reform
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reform is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Morrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluffton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Readsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Readsville is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
  • Fredericksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Stolpe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stolpe is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolpe
  • Aud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Aud is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
  • Gasconade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Starkenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
  • Americus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Americus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Toledo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Toledo is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Rhineland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mint Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Mint Hill is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Heilburn ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heilburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heilburn, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heilburn.

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 Heilburn:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Heilburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heilburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.