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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Isbell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Isbell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Isbell, 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 Isbell (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 Isbell. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Isbell is historic, it would have been located within present day Osage 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 Osage County: Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Isbell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isbell:
- Osage County (The home county of Isbell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Loose Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chamois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Folk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Koenig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Freeburg
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Byron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Oldham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pierpont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Tebbetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Mokane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- New Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Mykee Town
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Folsom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kingdom City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell 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
- 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
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wardsville
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Saint Martins
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Saint Thomas
(23 miles [37 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
- Lohman
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Centertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Franklin County
- Kohl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Gasconade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Hermann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Owensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Belle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moniteau County
- McGirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Americus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Starkenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Rhineland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McKittrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isbell, see our County-by-County Page for Isbell.
Cemeteries Near Isbell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isbell.
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 Isbell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isbell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Weislocker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Help Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verdot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Cadet Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.
Isbell itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isbell, with the one closest to Isbell listed first.
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Effie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Frankenstein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Hord ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Bonnots Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- 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
- Loose Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chamois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Linn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hams Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- New Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isbell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isbell.
Newspapers Published in Isbell ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isbell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isbell, 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 Isbell.
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 Isbell:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Moniteau County
- Montgomery 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 Isbell, 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 '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- Isbell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |