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 Leadwood (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 Leadwood. 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 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.
Leadwood is located in Saint Francois 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 Saint Francois County: Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Perry, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Leadwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leadwood:
- Saint Francois County (The home county of Leadwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Wortham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Desloge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rivermines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Elvins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Cantwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Esther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Flat River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Bonne Terre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leadington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Settletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bismarck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- Czar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Hensley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Luebbering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Middle Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belleview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- English Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Pilot Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ironton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Good Water
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Chloride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Valles Mines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knorpp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Flucom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- De Soto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Fletcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Hematite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Ware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Festus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mapaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Crystal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Mine La Motte
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Tin Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Fredericktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Millcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Munger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Black
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Sprott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Jonca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Lawrenceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Kinsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Weingarten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- New Offenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Coffman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Bloomsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mineral Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cadet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Theabeau Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Belgrade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Mitchie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Fults
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- Prairie du Rocher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leadwood, see our County-by-County Page for Leadwood.
Cemeteries Near Leadwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leadwood.
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 Leadwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leadwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leadwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nativity Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Workmens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smallpox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Yeargain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Leadwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leadwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leadwood, with the one closest to Leadwood listed first.
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flat River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Bonne Terre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Bonne Terre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonne Terre
- Bismarck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loughboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loughboro is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loughboro
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hazel Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Doe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- De Lassus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Lassus is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lassus
- Mineral Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cadet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leadwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leadwood.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leadwood ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leadwood.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leadwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leadwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leadwood.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Leadwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Leadwood:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Francois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Reynolds County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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 Leadwood, 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- Leadwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |