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 Keota (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 Keota. 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 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.
Keota 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 Keota. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keota:
- Macon County (The home county of Keota)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Bevier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Callao
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Excello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- New Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Lingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Atlanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Millard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Nind ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Gibbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keytesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rothville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Howard County
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Knox County
- Novelty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Bucklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Marceline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Duncans Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Ash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Holliday
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Darksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Thomas Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clifton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Moberly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Renick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Higbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Clarence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Lentner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Leonard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Shelbina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- 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 Keota, see our County-by-County Page for Keota.
Cemeteries Near Keota ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keota.
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 Keota - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richards Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Callao Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Keota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keota.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keota, with the one closest to Keota listed first.
- Bevier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chariton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chariton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Callao
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barryville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville
- College Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- College Mound is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Kaseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Excello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Lagonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lagonda is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seney is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Keota. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keota.
Newspapers Published in Keota ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keota.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keota, 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 Keota.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Keota:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Chariton County
- Howard 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 Keota, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |