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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mashek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mashek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mashek, please Contact Us.
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 Mashek (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 Mashek. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mashek is historic, it would have been located within present day Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Mashek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mashek:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Mashek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Mackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Hawk Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Briscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Truxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Moscow Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Corso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Audrain County
- Vandalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Berger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gasconade County
- Hermann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Bellflower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gamma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Jonesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- New Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McKittrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Americus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Eolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sledd
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Ashley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Cyrene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Paynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Calumet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Annada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tarrants
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- New Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Curryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Flint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Foristell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wentzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lake Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- New Melle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Fallon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dardenne Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wright City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Truesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Innsbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Marthasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Treloar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dutzow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Batchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brussels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mozier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Michael
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Greene County (IL)
- East Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Nutwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Spankey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mashek, see our County-by-County Page for Mashek.
Cemeteries Near Mashek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mashek.
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 Mashek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mashek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slavens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mumford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kinion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Hawk Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
Mashek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mashek, with the one closest to Mashek listed first.
- Hawk Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Linns Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
- Famous
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Famous is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Briscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Morsey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morsey is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsey
- Silex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Truxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Moscow Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Okete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Okete is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mashek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mashek.
Newspapers Published in Mashek ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mashek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mashek, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mashek.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mashek:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mashek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Mashek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |