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 The Landing (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 The Landing. 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 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.
The Landing is located in Ralls 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 Ralls County: Pike (IL), Audrain, Marion, Monroe & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near The Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Landing:
- Ralls County (The home county of The Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Greenlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- New London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Vandalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Laddonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rush Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Vandiver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Tulip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Maywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Argola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Dodge City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Hannibal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Cave City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Helton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Nelsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Monroe City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoutsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Santa Fe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Goss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Granville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Holliday
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Frankford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Curryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- New Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Ashburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrants
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Hunnewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Kendall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Lakenan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Emden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Shelbina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lentner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Kirby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Fall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Marblehead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Payson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Shepherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Hull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Landing, see our County-by-County Page for The Landing.
Cemeteries Near The Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Landing.
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 The Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Utterback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greathouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crigler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scobee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Jude Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jude Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jude Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Monroe City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #969154 <2>
- St. Judes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Flowerree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foreman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find The Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Landing, with the one closest to The Landing listed first.
- Hatch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatch is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Greenlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Hassard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hassard is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassard
- Indian Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clapper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Hartford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- Stoutsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Landing.
Newspapers Published in The Landing ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Landing.
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 The Landing:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ralls County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Shelby County
- Adams County
- Pike 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 The Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |