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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 Indian Grove (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 Indian Grove. 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 Indian Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Grove: Indian Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Grove.
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.
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 hospitals 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.
Indian Grove is located in Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Grove:
- Chariton County (The home county of Indian Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Keytesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Missouri Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Rothville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Snyder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- De Witt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bosworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Hale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Tina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Wakenda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Asper ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bogard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Marceline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bucklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Laclede
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fountain Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Linneus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Avalon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Wheeling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Kaseyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Lingo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Callao
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Bevier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Excello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Clifton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Thomas Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Darksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Miami
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- West Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Saline City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Malta Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grand Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Grove.
Cemeteries Near Indian Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Grove.
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 Indian Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prairle Dell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newcomer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allega Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Keytesville City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Indian Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Grove, with the one closest to Indian Grove listed first.
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keytesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Rothville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Snyder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hamden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- De Witt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Grove.
Newspapers Published in Indian Grove ...
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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Grove, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Grove.
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 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 Indian Grove:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon 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> | 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 Indian Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |