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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 Kurreville (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 Kurreville. 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.

Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard.

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

  • Cape Girardeau County     (The home county of Kurreville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Daisy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Millersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Friedheim
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Burfordville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Pocahontas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Old Appleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Shawneetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Leemon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
    • Crump
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Sedgewickville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Seopus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Seopus is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
    • Patton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Patton Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
    • Laflin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Laflin is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
    • Lutesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
    • Marble Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenallen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Leopold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Grassy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Zalma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Buchanan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Marquand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Marquand is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Cornwall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cornwall is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cobalt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cobalt is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Fredericktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Junction City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Junction City is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Millcreek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Millcreek is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
    • Mine La Motte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Biehle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Biehle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
    • Millheim
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Millheim is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Uniontown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Longtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Longtown is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Eureka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Brazeau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brazeau is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
    • Frohna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frohna is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Altenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Perryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Farrar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Farrar is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Silver Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Sereno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sereno is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
  • Sainte Genevieve County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Womack
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
    • Minnith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
    • Clearwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Saint Mary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Coffman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
    • Ozora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Chaffee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scott City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Caney Creek is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
    • Kelso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • New Hamburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hamburg is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
    • Oran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Benton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Commerce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Advance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Painton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
    • Brownwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Tillman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Tillman is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
  • Wayne County
    • Cascade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cascade is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Alexander County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • East Cape Girardeau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • McClure
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • McClure is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <1>
    • Thebes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jackson County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Grand Tower
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gorham is located in Jackson County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <1>
    • Jacob
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Degognia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
  • Randolph County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Rockwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
    • Dozaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
    • Menard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Union County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kurreville, with the one closest to Kurreville listed first.
    • Wolf Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Reynoldsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Alto Pass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
    • Jonesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Kurreville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kurreville.

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 Kurreville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kurre Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wise Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Caney Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Riehn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Niswonger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (330 more) ...
    • Miller Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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, Kurreville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Millersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Daisy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Oak Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Arnsberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
  • Friedheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burfordville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gravel Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Biehle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Biehle is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
  • Tilsit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
  • Millheim
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Millheim is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Fruitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Pocahontas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Shawneetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
    • Old Appleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Patton
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Kurreville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kurreville.

Newspapers Published in Kurreville ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kurreville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kurreville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kurreville.

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 either 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 Kurreville:

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 Kurreville, 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- Kurreville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.