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 Maple Hill (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 Maple Hill. 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 hospitals and 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.
Maple Hill is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, DeKalb, Platte & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Hill:
- Clinton County (The home county of Maple Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Turney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lathrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Cosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Country Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Savannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amazonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Agency
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Matney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Faucett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Kidder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Polo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cowgill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Gould Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Nettleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Holt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kearney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Excelsior Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chandler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Mosby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Prathersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Roosterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Nashua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Mabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Winston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Gallatin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jameson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weatherby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Fairport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Winslow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Union Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Santa Rosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- King City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- McFall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Gentryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Dearborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Camden Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Ferrelview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Platte City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Lawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Homestead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wood Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Georgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Rayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Elwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Hill.
Cemeteries Near Maple Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Hill.
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 Maple Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Osborn - Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harlan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Munchin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- De Kalb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Grove Brethren Church Cemetery
- Transue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- McWilliams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estep Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland 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 Maple Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Hill, with the one closest to Maple Hill listed first.
- Perrin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perrin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrin
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Hemple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hemple is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemple
- Scearces
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scearces is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scearces
- Plattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Gower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lathrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bayfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Hill.
Newspapers Published in Maple Hill ...
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 181 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Hill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Hill.
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 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 Maple Hill:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Buchanan County
- Caldwell County
- Clay County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Doniphan 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 Maple Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Maple Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |