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 New Cambria (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 New Cambria. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
New Cambria is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near New Cambria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Cambria:
- Macon County (The home county of New Cambria)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Lingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Hart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Callao
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Kaseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Goldsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ardmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Nind ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Millard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Gibbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Rothville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Keytesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Triplett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Bucklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Marceline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Laclede
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forker
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Linneus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Purdin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Browning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Meadville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Fountain Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Duncans Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Darksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Thomas Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Clifton Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moberly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Clarence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Winigan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Sticklerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Owasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Cambria, see our County-by-County Page for New Cambria.
Cemeteries Near New Cambria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Cambria.
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 New Cambria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Cambria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- The Cash Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30395 <2>
- Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Callao Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freedom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 New Cambria had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Cambria had a population of 189 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Cambria, with the one closest to New Cambria listed first.
- Lingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Hart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Callao
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bucklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Wien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wien is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Lagonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lagonda is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Barryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barryville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville
- Ethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bevier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Seney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Marceline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bynumville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
- Kaseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Cambria. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Cambria.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Cambria ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Cambria.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Cambria. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Cambria and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Cambria.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of New Cambria.
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 websites either 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 New Cambria:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Chariton County
- Linn County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Shelby County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 New Cambria, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Cambria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |