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 Meadville (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 Meadville. 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.
Meadville is located in Linn County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn County: Adair, Chariton, Grundy, Livingston, Macon & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Meadville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadville:
- Linn County (The home county of Meadville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Laclede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Laclede is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laclede <2>
- Forker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Linneus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
- Purdin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Browning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Marceline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marceline
- Marceline is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marceline <2>
- Bucklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - New Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Breckenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Proctorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Braymer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braymer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braymer
- Braymer is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braymer <2>
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Hale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Tina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Bosworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Bogard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard
- Bogard is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogard <2>
- Mandeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- De Witt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Chariton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
- Rothville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Mendon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Snyder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Triplett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Brunswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Brunswick is located in Chariton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <2>
- Missouri Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Lock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jamesport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
- Jamesport is located in Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <2>
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Laredo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Galt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
- Dunlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Hickory Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
- Tindall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Wheeling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Chula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Chula is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <2>
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <2>
- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Dawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Dawn is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <2>
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ludlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Hart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Lingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - New Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- New Cambria is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <2>
- Ethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <2>
- Goldsberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Humphreys
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Winigan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Osgood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadville, see our County-by-County Page for Meadville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Meadville ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Meadville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Meadville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Meadville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Meadville.
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 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 Meadville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chariton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grundy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Livingston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Macon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caldwell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Linn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Linn County
Cemeteries Near Meadville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadville.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Meadville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadville Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Botts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botts Cemetery
- Parsons Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Creek Cemetery
- Fairland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairland Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purvis Cemetery
- Ricket Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricket Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
- Burnside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnside Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- Avalon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avalon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avalon Cemetery
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Van Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Home Cemetery
- Van Horne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Horne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Horne Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Van Home Cemetery
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 Meadville had a population of 672 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Meadville had a population of 425 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Wheeling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Laclede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
- Laclede is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laclede <2>
- Eversonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eversonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversonville
- Eversonville is located in Livingston County
- Linneus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Cream Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
- Cream Ridge is located in Livingston County
- Norville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Chariton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
- Cavendish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Sturges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Purdin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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' (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- Meadville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7880, Longitude: -93.3030 In this case, the coordinates for Meadville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Meadville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |