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 McCredie (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 McCredie. 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 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.
McCredie is located in Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near McCredie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCredie:
- Callaway County (The home county of McCredie)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Kingdom City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Auxvasse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lindbergh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Steedman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- New Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mokane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vandiver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Benton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Martinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Laddonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Saling ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Farber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Tulip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Stephens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Switch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pierpont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Hinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Oldham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Riggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Sturgeon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Osage City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Jefferson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Morrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Moniteau County
- Lupus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Monroe County
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Americus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Bluffton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- New Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rhineland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- McKittrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Chamois
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCredie, see our County-by-County Page for McCredie.
Cemeteries Near McCredie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCredie.
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 McCredie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCredie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Auxvasse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guerrart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kibby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- White Cloud Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 McCredie had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCredie, with the one closest to McCredie listed first.
- Callaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Auxvasse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Calwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwood
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Hatton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Earl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Bachelor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Carrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hams Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Shamrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCredie. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCredie.
Newspapers Published in McCredie ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCredie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCredie, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCredie.
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 helpful 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 McCredie:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Gasconade County
- Moniteau County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Osage 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> | 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 McCredie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCredie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |