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 Little Compton (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 Little Compton. 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 doctors and 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.
Little Compton is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Little Compton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Compton:
- Carroll County (The home county of Little Compton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Hale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bosworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Tina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- De Witt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bogard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Mandeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Palemon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Norborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Stet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Braymer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Proctorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Breckenridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Snyder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rothville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Keytesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Hodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Forker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Laclede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marceline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linneus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Bucklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Purdin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Wheeling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Dawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Ludlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Chula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Farmersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Lingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Hart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Ray County
- Rockingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Miami
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Grand Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Malta Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Slater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Osage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Gilliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Compton, see our County-by-County Page for Little Compton.
Cemeteries Near Little Compton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Compton.
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 Little Compton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Compton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Macklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McCullough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Little Compton had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Compton, with the one closest to Little Compton listed first.
- Hale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Snyder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bosworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Tina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Fountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Asper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- De Witt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Compton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Compton.
Newspapers Published in Little Compton ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Compton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Compton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Compton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Little Compton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Chariton County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon County
- Ray County
- Saline 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 Little Compton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Compton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |