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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 Huron (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 Huron. 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 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 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.

Huron is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Huron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huron:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Huron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Polk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Goodson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
    • Sentinel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Rondo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Bolivar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Flemington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Dunnegan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Humansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Play
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wishart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
    • Aldrich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Morrisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Benton County
  • Camden County
    • Macks Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Stockton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Caplinger Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
    • Umber View Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Bona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bona is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
    • Dadeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Corry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Corry is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
    • Glen Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Arcola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Louisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Urbana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tunas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Leadmine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Windyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Westfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Long Lane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Celt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Willard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ash Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elkton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Galmey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Nemo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Hermitage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wheatland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Weaubleau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Cross Timbers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Avery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Collins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Cobb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Osceola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Elkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Conklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huron, see our County-by-County Page for Huron.

Cemeteries Near Huron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huron.

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 Huron - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.

  • Payne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dunaway Cemetery
    • The Dunaway Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28482 <2>
  • Goff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rondo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rondo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rondo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982303 <2>
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolivar City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolivar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolivar.
    • The Bolivar City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bolivar Cemetery
    • City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146493 <2>
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Saap Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pitt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Huron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huron.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.

  • Polk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Goodson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
  • Sentinel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sentinel is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Former name for Sentinel:
    • Sentinel Prairie
  • Rondo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rondo is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Bolivar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Burns is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Pittsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Halfway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Ingalls ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Elkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Sunset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunset is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Reynolds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reynolds is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Louisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Slagle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Slagle is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
    • Galmey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huron.

Newspapers Published in Huron ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huron, 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 Huron.

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 helpful 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 Huron:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Huron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Huron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.