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 Laddonia (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 Laddonia. 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.
Laddonia is located in Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Laddonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laddonia:
- Audrain County (The home county of Laddonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Farber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Rush Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Vandiver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Saling ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Boone County
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Auxvasse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Olney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Corso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Truxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Florida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Stoutsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Montgomery City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gamma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Bellflower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- New Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ashley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frankford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrants
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Cyrene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- The Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laddonia, see our County-by-County Page for Laddonia.
Cemeteries Near Laddonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laddonia.
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 Laddonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laddonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Farber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fike Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Muldrow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eubank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bean Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Laddonia had a population of 520 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Laddonia had a population of 498 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laddonia, with the one closest to Laddonia listed first.
- Rush Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Farber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Worcester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Hutchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hutchison is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
- Benton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Hartford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gazette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gazette is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Estes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Estes is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laddonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laddonia.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Laddonia ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laddonia.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Laddonia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Laddonia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Laddonia.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Laddonia.
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 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 Laddonia:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Audrain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Lincoln County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ralls 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 Laddonia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laddonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |