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 Holstein (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 Holstein. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Holstein is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery & Saint Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Holstein. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holstein:
- Warren County (The home county of Holstein)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Treloar
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marthasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Innsbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Dutzow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Village of Three Creeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Truesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Wright City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway County
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Etlah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Campbellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Dissen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Kiel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Berger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clover Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Detmold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Kohl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Fourmile Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Beemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Little Berger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Hermann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gasconade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rosebud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Owensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- Lake Tekakwitha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Hawk Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Truxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Moscow Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Chain-of-Rocks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Fountain N' Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Olney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Old Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Jonesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKittrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- High Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rhineland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Starkenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Americus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- New Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bellflower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gamma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Foristell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Melle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Schluersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Wentzville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Lake Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Josephville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Dardenne Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- O'Fallon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Grover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gumbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Glencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holstein, see our County-by-County Page for Holstein.
Cemeteries Near Holstein ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holstein.
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 Holstein - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holstein covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Begeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nortmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newport Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Washington.
- Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Alder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nauser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kasel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Holstein had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holstein, with the one closest to Holstein listed first.
- Kruegerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kruegerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruegerville
- Pinckney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckney is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Marthasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campbellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Kiel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Berger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Senate Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
- Clover Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dutzow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Truesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holstein. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holstein.
Newspapers Published in Holstein ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holstein.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holstein, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holstein.
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 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 Holstein:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Holstein) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Holstein, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |