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 Hoffman (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 Hoffman. 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 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.
Hoffman is located in Cooper 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 Cooper County: Boone, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Hoffman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoffman:
- Cooper County (The home county of Hoffman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Harriston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Pilot Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Clifton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Lamine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Bunceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lone Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Boonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Place village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Clarks Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Mora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Cole Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Rocheport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Chariton County
- Lewis Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Sebree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Johnson County
- Dunksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Lafayette County
- Emma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fortuna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lupus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- McGirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glensted
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Stover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Excelsior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Tedieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Spring Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- La Monte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Arrow Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marshall Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Napton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Blue Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Saline City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cretcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- West Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Sweet Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gilliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoffman, see our County-by-County Page for Hoffman.
Cemeteries Near Hoffman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoffman.
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 Hoffman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoffman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove #1 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Herndon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lamine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Hoffman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoffman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Harriston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Pleasant Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Pilot Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Clifton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Speed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Bunceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Lamine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Postal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Billingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Byberry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Byberry is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byberry
- Ridge Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Beaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoffman.
Newspapers Published in Hoffman ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoffman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoffman, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoffman.
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 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 Hoffman:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cooper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Chariton County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Hoffman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |