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 Menfro (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 Menfro. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Menfro is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Jackson (IL), Randolph (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Saint Francois & Sainte Genevieve.
Below are the counties that are near Menfro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Menfro:
- Perry County (The home county of Menfro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Farrar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- McBride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sereno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Brazeau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lithium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frohna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Altenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biehle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Millheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Patton Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Old Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Friedheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Millersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burfordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Saint Mary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Quarry Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Ozora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Sainte Genevieve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- River aux Vases
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
- Clearwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Zell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Coffman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Womack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Degognia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Jacob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gorham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
- Campbell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Tower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oraville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Murphysboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vergennes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Perry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Willisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cutler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Conant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pyatts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Pinckneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leanderville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Menard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Dozaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- New Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Steeleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Percy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blair
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alto Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (IL)
- Clarmin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Menfro, see our County-by-County Page for Menfro.
Cemeteries Near Menfro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menfro.
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 Menfro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Menfro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hindman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baptist Shed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Houge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nativity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tindall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Menfro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Menfro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Menfro, with the one closest to Menfro listed first.
- Crosstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Grand Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
- Point Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belgique
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belgique is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgique
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Seventysix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Degognia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Sereno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Claryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lithium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Menfro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menfro.
Newspapers Published in Menfro ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menfro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Menfro, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Menfro.
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 Menfro:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Washington 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 Menfro, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Menfro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |