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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 Maurine (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 Maurine. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Maurine is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Maurine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maurine, with the one closest to Maurine listed first.
    • Norris
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Hartwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Blairstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blairstown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Urich
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Due
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Calhoun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Alberta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Montrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bowen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Deepwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maurine, with the one closest to Maurine listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Adrian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Passaic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Butler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maurine, with the one closest to Maurine listed first.
    • Palo Pinto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Racket
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maurine, with the one closest to Maurine listed first.
    • Creighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gunn City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunn City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Austin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • East Lynne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Strasburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Archie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Harrisonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maurine, with the one closest to Maurine listed first.
    • Hicks City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hicks City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
    • Lone Jack
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maurine, with the one closest to Maurine listed first.
    • Chilhowee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Quick City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Leeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Cornelia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • La Tour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Latour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
    • Holden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Kingsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greendoor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
  • Pettis County
    • Green Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maurine, with the one closest to Maurine listed first.
    • Appleton City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Johnson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Lowry City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Maurine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maurine.

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

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

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Carrsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Urich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blairstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kepner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fields Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Page Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Maurine had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Norris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Norris is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Hartwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hartwell is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Garland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Petersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Huntingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Blairstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blairstown is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Chilhowee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Lucas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucas is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Quarles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Quarles is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
  • Shawnee Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
  • Quick City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Quick City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
  • Creighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mayesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Post Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Maurine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maurine.

Newspapers Published in Maurine ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maurine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maurine, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maurine.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Maurine:

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>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 Maurine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Maurine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.