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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 Hinton (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 Hinton. 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 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.

Hinton 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 Hinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinton:

  • Boone County     (The home county of Hinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Stephens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Moores Switch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hallsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Riggs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sturgeon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Huntsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntsdale is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Pierpont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pierpont is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • McBaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • McBaine is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Rocheport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Larrabee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Tulip
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mexico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Vandiver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Callaway County
  • Chariton County
  • Cole County
    • Centertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cooper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Wooldridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarks Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor Place village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Prairie Home
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Boonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pisgah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Elm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bunceton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Howard County
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Lupus
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Monroe County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Clark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Higbee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Renick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Yates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moberly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Huntsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saline County

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

Cemeteries Near Hinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinton.

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

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

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

  • Dripping Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Botner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinkson Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nailer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Goodin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Jewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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, Hinton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Switzler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Switzler is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
  • Stephens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moores Switch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Perche ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perche is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
  • Midway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hallsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodlandville is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
  • Riggs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rileysburg ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rileysburg is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
  • Points ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Points is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sebree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sturgeon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rocheport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hinton ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinton.

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

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 Hinton:

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