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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 Livingston (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 Livingston. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Livingston is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Livingston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Livingston:

  • Henry County     (The home county of Livingston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Clinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Maurine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • La Due
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Alberta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Norris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Calhoun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Deepwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Urich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brownington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Blairstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Blairstown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yolo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Rockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Adrian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Passaic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Prairie City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Butler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Racket
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Palo Pinto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Tackner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Lincoln
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ionia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Creighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunn City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunn City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Austin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • East Lynne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Archie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Strasburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Chilhowee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Leeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Cornelia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Henrietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Quick City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • La Tour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Latour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
    • Centerview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kingsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greendoor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
    • Knob Noster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettis County
    • Green Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.
    • Lowry City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Appleton City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Roscoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Livingston, see our County-by-County Page for Livingston.

Cemeteries Near Livingston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Livingston.

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 Livingston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Livingston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.

  • Fields Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vansant Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunning Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Combs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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 Livingston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Livingston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Livingston, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.

  • Clinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Huntingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Quarles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quarles is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
  • Hartwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartwell is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • La Due
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • La Due is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
  • Maurine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maurine is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Alberta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alberta is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Shawnee Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
  • Norris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Deepwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Calhoun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Post Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Lucas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lucas is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Livingston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Livingston.

Newspapers Published in Livingston ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Livingston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Livingston, 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 Livingston.

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 Livingston:

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 Livingston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Livingston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.