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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 Molino (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 Molino. 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.

Molino is located in Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Molino. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Molino:

  • Audrain County     (The home county of Molino)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Mexico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Vandiver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Thompson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Rush Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Laddonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Benton City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
    • Tulip
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tulip is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Farber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Farber is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Martinsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Larrabee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Vandalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Centralia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturgeon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Riggs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Riggs is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Stephens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephens is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Hinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinton is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Auxvasse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hatton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hatton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Kingdom City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Stephens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephens is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Lindbergh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fulton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fulton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Santa Fe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
    • Florida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goss
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Stoutsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Holliday
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • North Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • North Fork is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • Granville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
    • Evansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Evansville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Monroe City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ash
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Montgomery City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • New Harmony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • New Harmony is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • Curryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenlawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
    • The Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
    • Madisonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Madisonville is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Clark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Renick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Moberly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.
    • Hunnewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Lakenan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
    • Kendall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Shelbina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Molino, see our County-by-County Page for Molino.

Cemeteries Near Molino ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Molino.

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 Molino - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Molino covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eubank Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bean Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Brendans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mexico.
    • The East Lawn Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Cemetery
    • East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28517 <2>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Skull Lick Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Molino had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Molino, with the one closest to Molino listed first.

  • Santa Fe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Worcester ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Worcester is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Strother
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Strother is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
  • Thompson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Mexico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rowena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rowena is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
  • Rush Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Victor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Victor is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Hutchison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hutchison is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
  • Benton City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton City is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Laddonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Florida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Molino. See our List of 1890's Communities around Molino.

Newspapers Published in Molino ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Molino.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Molino, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Molino.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Molino:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Molino, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Molino) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.