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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hord. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hord to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hord, 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 Hord (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 Hord. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hord 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 Hord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hord:
- Callaway County (The home county of Hord)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Tebbetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Mokane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Mykee Town
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Steedman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- New Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Cedar City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kingdom City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lindbergh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Oldham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pierpont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- McBaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Stephens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Osage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Taos
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Wardsville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Scruggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Saint Martins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lohman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Centertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Hickory Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Morrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gasconade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Hermann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Belle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- McGirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Lupus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Bluffton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Americus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Rhineland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- McKittrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Loose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chamois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Folk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Koenig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Freeburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Koeltztown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Argyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hord, see our County-by-County Page for Hord.
Cemeteries Near Hord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hord.
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 Hord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weislocker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Verdot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knight 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.
Hord itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Effie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Frankenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Osage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Hams Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- New Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Chamois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Guthrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guthrie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Carrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hord.
Newspapers Published in Hord ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hord, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hord.
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 Hord:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Moniteau County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Hord, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |