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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 Maupin (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 Maupin. 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 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.

Maupin is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Maupin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Luebbering
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Luebbering is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
    • Hemker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hemker is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
    • Hensley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hensley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
    • Lonedell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lonedell is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
    • Huff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Huff is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Moselle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Moselle is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Catawissa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Robertsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Parkway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkway is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Saint Clair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anaconda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Anaconda is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
    • Benson Tourist City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • West Sullivan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Saint Cloud
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Bourbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Scotia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Argo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Argo is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Leasburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Grubville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grubville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
    • Oermann
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oermann is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
    • Fletcher
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Ware
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ware is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Morse Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
    • Dittmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Tekakwitha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Scotsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • De Soto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Augusta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Defiance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Schluersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
  • Saint Francois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Blackwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Silver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Settletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
    • Bonne Terre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wortham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • French Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leadwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <1>
    • Cantwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
    • Desloge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <1>
    • Flat River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
    • Rivermines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Allenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Eureka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
    • Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
    • Crescent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Glencoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Yeatman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
    • Melrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Grover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ranken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
    • Ellisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fenton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <1>
  • Sainte Genevieve County
    • Kinsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Dutzow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Marthasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Richwoods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Richwoods is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
    • Aptus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Aptus is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
    • Theabeau Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
    • Mud Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mud Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
    • Old Mines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Old Mines is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
    • Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
    • Tiff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiff is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
    • Cadet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • French Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • French Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Mineral Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Potosi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Potosi is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <1>
    • Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Summit is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Monroe County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maupin, with the one closest to Maupin listed first.
    • Mitchie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
    • Valmeyer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Chalfin Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
    • Monroe City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
    • Madonnaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
    • Maeystown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Foster Pond ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond

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

Cemeteries Near Maupin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maupin.

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

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

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

  • Sparks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmwood Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woodcock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maness Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • McCain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Asplin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emily Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (294 more) ...
    • Horine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Maupin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maupin.

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

  • Luebbering
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Luebbering is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
  • Grubville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grubville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
  • Hemker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hemker is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
  • Lonedell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lonedell is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
  • Oermann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oermann is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
  • Ware
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ware is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Frumet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Frumet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frumet
  • Morse Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
  • Cedar Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Regina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Regina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
  • Moselle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moselle is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fertile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fertile is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
    • Belews Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
    • Local
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Local is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local

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

Newspapers Published in Maupin ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maupin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maupin, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maupin.

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 Maupin:

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