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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 Marys Home (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 Marys Home. 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.

Name Variations for Marys Home ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Marys Home, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Marys Home may originally have been Mary's Home.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Marys Home might be written as Mary Home.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Marys Home is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Camden, Cole, Maries, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage & Pulaski.

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

  • Miller County     (The home county of Marys Home)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Home, with the one closest to Marys Home listed first.
    • Hartsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Oldham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Home, with the one closest to Marys Home listed first.
    • Cedar City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar City is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Holts Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mykee Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
      • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
    • Tebbetts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
  • Camden County
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Home, with the one closest to Marys Home listed first.
    • Henley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Eugene
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Thomas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Decatur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wardsville is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
    • Lohman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Scruggs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Saint Martins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Taos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Taos is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
    • Centertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Home, with the one closest to Marys Home listed first.
    • Brinktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
    • Vienna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Paydown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Home, with the one closest to Marys Home listed first.
    • High Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McGirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • McGirk is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Latham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Latham is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • California
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Fortuna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Morgan County
  • Osage County
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marys Home, with the one closest to Marys Home listed first.
    • Hawkeye
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Crocker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
    • Swedeborg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg

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

Cemeteries Near Marys Home ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marys Home.

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 Marys Home - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eugene Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gageville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spring Garden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Barnhart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kelsay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jukes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Scott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pendleton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Marys Home had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Saint Elizabeth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Teal ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Garden is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Tuscumbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Bass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bass is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Mount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Cleve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Cleve is located in Maries County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
  • Osage Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
  • Olean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Babbtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Babbtown is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
    • Honey Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Enon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Enon is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon

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

Newspapers Published in Marys Home ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marys Home.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marys Home, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marys Home.

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 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 Marys Home:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Marys Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marys Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.