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 Lixville (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 Lixville. 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 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.
Lixville is located in Bollinger 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 Bollinger County: Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Lixville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lixville:
- Bollinger County (The home county of Lixville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(4 miles [6.4 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 Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Glenallen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Lutesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Leopold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Grassy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Friedheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Old Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawneetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Pocahontas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Crump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Gordonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Cornwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Marquand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Cobalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fredericktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Mine La Motte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Millcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Tin Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Millheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Biehle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Longtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Farrar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Sereno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Brazeau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Frohna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Lithium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Altenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Francois County
- Knob Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Minnith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Womack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Clearwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Ozora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Saint Mary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coffman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- River aux Vases
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Quarry Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Chestnut Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Jonca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- New Offenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Weingarten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Scott County
- Chaffee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- Cascade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Alexander County (IL)
- East Cape Girardeau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Grand Tower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jacob
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Gorham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Rockwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dozaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(23 miles [37 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
- Menard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leanderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Welge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Shiloh Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Ellis Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Union County (IL)
- Wolf Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lixville, see our County-by-County Page for Lixville.
Cemeteries Near Lixville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lixville.
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 Lixville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lixville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Statler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bollinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Maurus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grindestaff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Seabaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schmidt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Lixville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lixville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lixville, with the one closest to Lixville listed first.
- Millheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Biehle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Friedheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Patton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Arnsberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Yount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yount is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
- Kurreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Longtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Lixville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lixville.
Newspapers Published in Lixville ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lixville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lixville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lixville.
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 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 Lixville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bollinger County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cape Girardeau County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Saint Francois County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Scott County
- Wayne County
- Alexander County
- Jackson County
- Randolph County
- Union 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 Lixville, 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' (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- Lixville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |