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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 Kohl City (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 Kohl City. 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 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.

Kohl City is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Kohl City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Berger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Etlah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Etlah is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
    • Detmold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Detmold is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
    • Dissen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dissen is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
    • New Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beemont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Beemont is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
    • Kiel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kiel is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
    • Campbellton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Campbellton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
    • Dundee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dundee is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Gerald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clover Bottom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
    • Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Leslie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Steedman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Steedman is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
    • Mokane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Argo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Argo is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • West Sullivan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Saint Cloud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Little Berger
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
    • Hermann
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gasconade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Rosebud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Morrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Owensville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bem is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
    • Bland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
    • Redbird
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Truxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Hawk Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maries County
    • Belle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • McKittrick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhineland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Starkenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
    • Big Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Bluffton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Americus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Americus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Jonesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • High Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • New Florence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bellflower
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Chamois
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Byron is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Koenig
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Koenig is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
    • Linn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Linn is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <1>
    • Isbell ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Isbell is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Augusta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <1>
    • Foristell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Melle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Schluersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kohl City, with the one closest to Kohl City listed first.
    • Treloar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marthasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pendleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Dutzow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Truesdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Innsbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Wright City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kohl City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kohl City.

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 Kohl City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dahl Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Roth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kohlbush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Berger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Helling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meyers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Drewel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kallmeyier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Grebe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Koeller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (339 more) ...
    • Stoecklin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Denuser Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tinermeyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Kohl City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kohl City.

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

  • Senate Grove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
  • Little Berger
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
  • Stony Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stony Hill is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
  • Etlah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Etlah is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
  • Berger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Swiss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Swiss is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
  • New Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hermann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beemont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beemont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
  • Kiel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiel is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
  • Kruegerville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kruegerville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruegerville
  • Pinckney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinckney is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeport is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Drake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Drake is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
    • Port Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Hudson is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson

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

Newspapers Published in Kohl City ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kohl City.

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

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 Kohl City:

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 Kohl City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kohl City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.