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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 Marthasville (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 Marthasville. 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.

Marthasville is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery & Saint Charles.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Marthasville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthasville, with the one closest to Marthasville listed first.
    • Dutzow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Treloar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Innsbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Truesdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wright City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pendleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
    • West Sullivan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Franklin County
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthasville, with the one closest to Marthasville listed first.
    • Little Berger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hermann
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rosebud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gasconade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Owensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthasville, with the one closest to Marthasville listed first.
    • Lake Tekakwitha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dittmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grubville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oermann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Peaceful Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Byrnes Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Cedar Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • High Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Parkdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • House Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Lincoln County
  • Montgomery County
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthasville, with the one closest to Marthasville listed first.
    • Augusta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <1>
    • Schluersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New Melle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foristell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Defiance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wentzville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Josephville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Weldon Spring Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Saint Paul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marthasville, with the one closest to Marthasville listed first.
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hollow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Allenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Grover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gumbo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Clarkson Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Eureka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Glencoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Yeatman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
    • Crescent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ellisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Marthasville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marthasville.

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

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marthasville had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Marthasville had a population of 1,198 people.

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

  • Dutzow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dundee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Femme Osage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Femme Osage is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Femme Osage
  • Holstein
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Holstein is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
  • South Point ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Point is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • Cappeln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cappeln is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cappeln
  • New Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Campbellton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kruegerville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kruegerville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruegerville
  • Clover Bottom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Krakow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Krakow is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lyon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
    • Augusta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <1>
    • Schluersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marthasville ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marthasville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marthasville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marthasville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marthasville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Marthasville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Marthasville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Marthasville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Marthasville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.