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 Huntsville (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 Huntsville. 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.
Name Variations for Huntsville ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Huntsville was referred to as Huntsville Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Huntsville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huntsville.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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.
Huntsville is located in Randolph County and is the County Seat.
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 Randolph County: Audrain, Boone, Chariton, Howard, Macon, Monroe & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Huntsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntsville:
- Randolph County (The home county of Huntsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Moberly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Darksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Thomas Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Higbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Renick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Tulip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Larrabee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Saling ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Sturgeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Lewis Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Keytesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Steinmetz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sebree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- New Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Marceline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Ardmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Excello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kaseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bevier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Callao
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Anabel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- New Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Ash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Middle Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duncans Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Woodlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Holliday
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- West Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Gilliam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Saline City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lentner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntsville, see our County-by-County Page for Huntsville.
Cemeteries Near Huntsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntsville.
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 Huntsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Hagar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bagby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deskin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vince Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Whitmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Higbee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Huntsville had a population of 1,836 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Huntsville had a population of 1,475 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntsville, with the one closest to Huntsville listed first.
- Randolph Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Moberly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Darksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Thomas Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Yates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Higbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Renick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Huntsville ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Huntsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Huntsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Huntsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Huntsville.
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 either 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 Huntsville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Chariton County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Saline County
- Shelby 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 Huntsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huntsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |