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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 Moscow Mills (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 Moscow Mills. 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.

Name Variations for Moscow Mills ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Moscow Mills: Moscow Mls. (or less commonly used: Moscow Mlls.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Moscow Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moscow Mills.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Moscow Mills)
  • Franklin County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
    • Jonesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bellflower
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Gamma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • High Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • New Florence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Middletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
    • Sledd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Eolia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Paynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Annada
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Annada is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Cyrene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Calumet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ashley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
    • Flint Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Foristell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wentzville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Josephville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Saint Paul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Melle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • O'Fallon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • All Saints Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
    • Cottleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Peters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
    • Gumbo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Earth City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Champ
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Champ is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Clarkson Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maryland Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
    • Vigus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
    • Grover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
    • Wright City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Innsbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Truesdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pendleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutzow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Marthasville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Treloar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County (IL)
  • Greene County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
    • East Hardin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Eldred
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldred is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <1>
  • Jersey County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Moscow Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moscow Mills.

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 Moscow Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Frieden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Compton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edward Lanier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riddle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rybolt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • New Galilee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Moscow Mills had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moscow Mills had a population of 3,652 people.

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

  • Owen ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Owen is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
  • Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chantilly ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chantilly is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
  • Chain-of-Rocks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Enon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Enon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Famous
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
  • Linns Mills ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
  • Argentville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wright City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Foristell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wentzville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Old Monroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brevator
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brevator is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
    • Davis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mashek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mashek is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek

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

Newspapers Published in Moscow Mills ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moscow Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moscow Mills, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moscow Mills.

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 Moscow Mills:

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 Moscow Mills, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moscow Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.