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 Messler (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 Messler. 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.
Messler is located in Stoddard 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 Stoddard County : Bollinger , Butler , Cape Girardeau , Dunklin , New Madrid , Scott & Wayne .
Below are the counties that are near Messler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Messler:
Stoddard County (The home county of Messler)
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Painton (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton Painton is located in Stoddard County Bell City (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City Bell City is located in Stoddard County Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
Tillman (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Tillman is located in Stoddard County Advance (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Brownwood (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood Brownwood is located in Stoddard County Guam ‑ Historic(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam Guam is located in Stoddard County Leora (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora Leora is located in Stoddard County Circle City (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City Circle City is located in Stoddard County Bloomfield (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Grayridge (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge Grayridge is located in Stoddard County Essex (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Essex is located in Stoddard County Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
Penermon (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon Penermon is located in Stoddard County Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
Baker (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Baker is located in Stoddard County Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
Bollinger County
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Sturdivant (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturdivant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County Greenbrier (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County Leopold (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leopold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold Leopold is located in Bollinger County Laflin (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin Laflin is located in Bollinger County Zalma (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zalma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma Zalma is located in Bollinger County Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
Lutesville (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville Lutesville is located in Bollinger County Marble Hill (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <2>
Glenallen (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenallen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen Glenallen is located in Bollinger County Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
Gipsy (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipsy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy Gipsy is located in Bollinger County Grassy (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Grassy is located in Bollinger County Seopus (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus Seopus is located in Bollinger County Buchanan (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buchanan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Buchanan is located in Bollinger County Butler County
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Fisk (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk Fisk is located in Butler County Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <2>
Rombauer (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer Rombauer is located in Butler County Cape Girardeau County
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Green Cox (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County Randles (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County Cliff ‑ Historic(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County Delta (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
Allenville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
Whitewater (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
Crump (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County Dutchtown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
Gordonville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Burfordville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Gravel Hill (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County Cape Girardeau (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Jackson (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
Mississippi County
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Bertrand (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertrand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand Bertrand is located in Mississippi County Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
Charleston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Charleston is located in Mississippi County Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
East Prairie (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie East Prairie is located in Mississippi County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <2>
Whiting (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiting. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting Whiting is located in Mississippi County New Madrid County
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Morehouse (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse Morehouse is located in New Madrid County Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
Sikeston (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Canalou (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canalou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou Canalou is located in New Madrid County Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
Matthews (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Matthews is located in New Madrid County Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <2>
Ogden (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Ogden is located in New Madrid County Kewanee (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee Kewanee is located in New Madrid County Scott County
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Perkins (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Perkins is located in Scott County Caney Creek (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek Caney Creek is located in Scott County Oran (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran Oran is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
Vanduser (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanduser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser Vanduser is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
Crowder (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Crowder is located in Scott County Morley (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Morley is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
Haywood City (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City Haywood City is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
Chaffee (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Chaffee is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <2>
New Hamburg (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg New Hamburg is located in Scott County Benton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Benton is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
Lambert (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Lambert is located in Scott County Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
Blodgett (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blodgett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Blodgett is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
Kelso (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Kelso is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
Wayne County
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
McGee (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee McGee is located in Wayne County Lowndes (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes Lowndes is located in Wayne County Shook (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Shook is located in Wayne County Wappapello (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappapello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappapello Wappapello is located in Wayne County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappapello <2>
Hiram (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram Hiram is located in Wayne County Cascade (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Cascade is located in Wayne County Alexander County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Thebes (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thebes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL) Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
East Cape Girardeau (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cape Girardeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL) Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
Miller City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City Miller City is located in Alexander County (IL) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <2>
Olive Branch (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Olive Branch is located in Alexander County (IL) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <2>
McClure (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure McClure is located in Alexander County (IL) Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
Diswood (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL) Cache (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Cache is located in Alexander County (IL) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
Hodges Park (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL) Unity (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Frog City ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frog City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL) Union County (IL)
Reynoldsville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Messler, see our County-by-County Page for Messler .
Cemeteries Near Messler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Messler.
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 Messler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Messler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Bell City Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell City Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Plainview Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Thomas Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Troph Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troph Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Darus Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darus Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Warfield Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warfield Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> St. Joseph Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Cruse Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cruse Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cruse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Moore Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Oak Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Frazier Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Morgan Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Continue List (308 more) ...
Liberty Hill Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Hopkins Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Hitt Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitt Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>
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>
While we didn't find Messler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Messler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Messler, with the one closest to Messler listed first.
Perkins (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Perkins is located in Scott County Tillman (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Tillman is located in Stoddard County Bell City (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City Bell City is located in Stoddard County Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
Ardeola (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardeola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola Ardeola is located in Stoddard County Green Cox (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County Randles (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County Arbor (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County Advance (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Caney Creek (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek Caney Creek is located in Scott County Oran (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran Oran is located in Scott County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
Brownwood (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood Brownwood is located in Stoddard County Zadock (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zadock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock Zadock is located in Stoddard County Continue List (14 more) ...
Avert (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert Avert is located in Stoddard County Delta (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
Castor ‑ Historic(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Castor is located in Bollinger County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Messler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Messler .
Newspapers Published in Messler ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Messler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Messler, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Messler.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Messler:
Websites specific to Missouri Pages specific to Stoddard County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bollinger County Butler County Cape Girardeau County Mississippi County New Madrid County Scott County Wayne County Alexander County Union County Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Messler. 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. 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 Messler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 from Point A (ie- Messler) to Point B.