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 Kellogg (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 Kellogg. 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 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.
Kellogg is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Kellogg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kellogg:
- Macon County (The home county of Kellogg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Anabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Bevier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Callao
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Love Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Excello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Sue City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Gibbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Brashear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Nind ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Kirksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Novelty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hedge City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Plevna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Hurdland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Kenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Bucklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- New Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Marceline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Duncans Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Granville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Middle Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- North Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Darksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Thomas Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moberly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clifton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Leonard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lentner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Kirby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Shelbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shelbina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakenan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Kendall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Emden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Sullivan County
- Winigan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kellogg, see our County-by-County Page for Kellogg.
Cemeteries Near Kellogg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kellogg.
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 Kellogg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kellogg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Kellogg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richards Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- East Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Kellogg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kellogg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kellogg, with the one closest to Kellogg listed first.
- Lyda ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyda is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyda
- Ten Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ten Mile is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Economy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bevier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Redman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Seney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Callao
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Love Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kellogg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kellogg.
Newspapers Published in Kellogg ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kellogg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kellogg, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kellogg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Kellogg:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Knox County
- Linn County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Shelby County
- Sullivan 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 Kellogg, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kellogg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |