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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Landmark. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Landmark to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Landmark, please Contact Us.
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 Landmark (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 Landmark. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Landmark is historic, it would have been located within present day Howard 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 Howard County: Boone, Chariton, Cooper, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Landmark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Landmark:
- Howard County (The home county of Landmark)
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Sebree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sebree is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steinmetz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steinmetz is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Larrabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Saling ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saling was located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocheport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Huntsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sturgeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McBaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Pierpont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Lewis Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Namrash was located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Wooldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Place village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Clarks Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Prairie Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Lamine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Lone Elm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bellair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Bunceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg was located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Pilot Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Lupus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Middle Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Higbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Renick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Moberly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Thomas Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Darksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- West Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Saline City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Arrow Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Napton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Slater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Landmark, see our County-by-County Page for Landmark.
Cemeteries Near Landmark ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Landmark.
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 Landmark - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Landmark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Givens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hourigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ancell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ricketts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Manion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Landmark in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Landmark.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Landmark, with the one closest to Landmark listed first.
- Sebree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sebree is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Woodlandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perche ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Perche was located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
- Rileysburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg was located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Rocheport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Riggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Overton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Estill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Estill is also located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
- Higbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Landmark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Landmark.
Newspapers Published in Landmark ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Landmark.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Landmark, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Landmark.
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 Landmark:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Moniteau County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Landmark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Landmark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |