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 Mendon (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 Mendon. 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 hospitals and 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.
Mendon is located in Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Mendon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mendon:
- Chariton County (The home county of Mendon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Rothville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Missouri Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Keytesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Salisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Hale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bosworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- De Witt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Tina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Bogard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Mandeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Howard County
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Forker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Fountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laclede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marceline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Bucklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Linneus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Purdin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Avalon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Wheeling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Chillicothe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Chula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Lingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Hart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- New Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Callao
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Clifton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Thomas Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Darksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Miami
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Gilliam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- West Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Malta Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mendon, see our County-by-County Page for Mendon.
Cemeteries Near Mendon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mendon.
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 Mendon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mendon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Old Mendon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newcomer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCullough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Allega Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairle Dell 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mendon had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mendon had a population of 160 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mendon, with the one closest to Mendon listed first.
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Rothville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Indian Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Mike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Hale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Bosworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Marceline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mendon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mendon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mendon ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mendon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mendon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mendon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mendon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Mendon.
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 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 Mendon:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Saline 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 Mendon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mendon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |