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 Lithium (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 Lithium. 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 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 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.
Lithium is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Jackson (IL), Randolph (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Saint Francois & Sainte Genevieve.
Below are the counties that are near Lithium. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lithium:
- Perry County (The home county of Lithium)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- McBride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Sereno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Farrar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Millheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Biehle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Brazeau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frohna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Altenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Patton Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Sedgewickville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Patton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seopus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Friedheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Shawneetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Mine La Motte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Cornwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Cobalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fredericktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Knob Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- French Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Saint Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ozora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Quarry Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Minnith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- River aux Vases
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
- Sainte Genevieve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Zell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Coffman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- New Offenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Weingarten
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Degognia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Campbell Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jacob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ava
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
- Gorham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grand Tower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Murphysboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vergennes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Renault
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fults
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Willisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cutler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Conant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pyatts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Winkle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Menard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kaskaskia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dozaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Ellis Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leanderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Welge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Shiloh Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- Marissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marissa is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
- Washington County (IL)
- Clarmin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lithium, see our County-by-County Page for Lithium.
Cemeteries Near Lithium ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lithium.
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 Lithium - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lithium covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nativity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kaskaskia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Perryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30327 <2>
- St. Marys of the Barrens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Perryville.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29496 <2>
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Kirk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lithium had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lithium, with the one closest to Lithium listed first.
- Sereno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Brewer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Saint Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belgique
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belgique is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
- Claryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Claryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Menard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kaskaskia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Minnith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Point Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Crosstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lithium. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lithium.
Newspapers Published in Lithium ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lithium.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lithium, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lithium.
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 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 Lithium:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Madison County
- Saint Francois County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Washington 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 Lithium, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lithium) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |