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 Huntsdale (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 Huntsdale. 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 doctors 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.
Huntsdale 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 Huntsdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntsdale:
- Boone County (The home county of Huntsdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- McBaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Rocheport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pierpont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Moores Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Stephens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Hartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Audrain County
- Larrabee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Lindbergh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Folsom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake Mykee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Cedar City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kingdom City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Centertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lohman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scruggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Wooldridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Prairie Home
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Clarks Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Windsor Place village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lone Elm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bunceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bellair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Lamine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Sebree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Lupus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- California
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McGirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Fortuna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- High Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Morgan County
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Renick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Arrow Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- West Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Nelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntsdale, see our County-by-County Page for Huntsdale.
Cemeteries Near Huntsdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntsdale.
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 Huntsdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pettigrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Samuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Robison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Huntsdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huntsdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntsdale, with the one closest to Huntsdale listed first.
- Lupus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rocheport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie Home
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Moores Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Clarks Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodlandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Switzler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntsdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntsdale.
Newspapers Published in Huntsdale ...
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 Huntsdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntsdale, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntsdale.
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 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 Huntsdale:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Randolph 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> | 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. |
| <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 Huntsdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Huntsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |