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 Martinsburg (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 Martinsburg. 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 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.
Martinsburg is located in Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Martinsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martinsburg:
- Audrain County (The home county of Martinsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Benton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Rush Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Laddonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vandiver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Farber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vandalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Boone County
- Centralia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auxvasse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingdom City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lindbergh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Steedman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Morrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gasconade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Hermann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Olney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Truxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Corso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Hawk Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Santa Fe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gamma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- New Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellflower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- High Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Big Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Starkenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Jonesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osage County
- Chamois
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- New Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ashley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Greenlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Warren County
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martinsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Martinsburg.
Cemeteries Near Martinsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martinsburg.
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 Martinsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martinsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chatman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wellsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Wellsville.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wellsville Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31088 <3>
- Sawyers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bullard Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Peery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta 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.<4>
While we didn't find Martinsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martinsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martinsburg, with the one closest to Martinsburg listed first.
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Rush Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Laddonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montgomery City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Farber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Worcester ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auxvasse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Martinsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martinsburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Martinsburg ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martinsburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Martinsburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Martinsburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Martinsburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Martinsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Martinsburg:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Audrain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Gasconade County
- Lincoln County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martinsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Martinsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |