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 Musselfork (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 Musselfork. 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 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.
Musselfork 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 Musselfork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Musselfork:
- Chariton County (The home county of Musselfork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Keytesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rothville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Mendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Brunswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Triplett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- De Witt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bosworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Hale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Tina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Marceline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bucklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- New Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Linneus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Livingston County
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Kaseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Lingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Hart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Callao
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bevier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Excello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Ethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Thomas Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Clifton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Darksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Yates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Moberly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Higbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Renick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Gilliam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- West Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Miami
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Fairville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Musselfork, see our County-by-County Page for Musselfork.
Cemeteries Near Musselfork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Musselfork.
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 Musselfork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Musselfork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Musselfork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Varner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fawks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keytesville City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Musselfork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Musselfork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Musselfork, with the one closest to Musselfork listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Hamden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Mike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Bynumville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
- Prairie Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Indian Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Keytesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wien is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Lagonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lagonda is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Marceline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Musselfork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Musselfork.
Newspapers Published in Musselfork ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Musselfork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Musselfork, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Musselfork.
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 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 Musselfork:
- 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 Musselfork, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Musselfork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |