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 Lagonda (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 Lagonda. 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 hospitals 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.
Lagonda is located in Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Lagonda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lagonda:
- Chariton County (The home county of Lagonda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rothville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Keytesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Brunswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Triplett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Nind ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Armstrong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Bucklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Marceline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Forker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linneus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Purdin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Kaseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- New Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Callao
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Excello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Atlanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Ash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Duncans Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Woodlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Grove
(30 miles [48.3 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 Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Darksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Thomas Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Clifton Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 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 southeast)
- Moberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Higbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Renick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Clarence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sullivan County
- Winigan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lagonda, see our County-by-County Page for Lagonda.
Cemeteries Near Lagonda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lagonda.
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 Lagonda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lagonda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fawks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Callao Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 in 1895, Lagonda had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lagonda, with the one closest to Lagonda listed first.
- Wien
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wien is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Bynumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
- Barryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barryville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville
- Kaseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Hamden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- College Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- College Mound is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Lingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Callao
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thomas Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Darksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lagonda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lagonda.
Newspapers Published in Lagonda ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lagonda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lagonda, 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 Lagonda.
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 helpful 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 Lagonda:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Macon 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 Lagonda, 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- Lagonda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |