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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 Hamburg (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 Hamburg. 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 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 Hamburg is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Alexander (IL), Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid & Stoddard.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of New Hamburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hamburg, with the one closest to New Hamburg listed first.
    • Benton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambert
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Oran
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Kelso
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaffee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Morley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Caney Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Scott City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Haywood City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Commerce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blodgett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blodgett is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Vanduser
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Perkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hamburg, with the one closest to New Hamburg listed first.
    • Laflin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopold
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Greenbrier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sturdivant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lutesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Seopus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zalma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Glenallen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Grassy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
  • Cape Girardeau County
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hamburg, with the one closest to New Hamburg listed first.
    • Bertrand
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Charleston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Anniston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Anniston is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Wyatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • East Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiting
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hamburg, with the one closest to New Hamburg listed first.
    • Sikeston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Morehouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Matthews
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Canalou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Ogden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Hamburg, with the one closest to New Hamburg listed first.
    • Painton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
    • Bell City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Advance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Circle City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Grayridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Baker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Essex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Penermon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Alexander County (IL)
  • Pulaski County (IL)
  • Union County (IL)
  • Ballard County (KY)

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

Cemeteries Near New Hamburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hamburg.

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

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

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

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 Hamburg had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Benton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
  • Morley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Kelso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Caney Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Commerce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blodgett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blodgett is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Dutchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Thebes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
  • Randles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Perkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Perkins is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Allenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Arbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
    • Cape Girardeau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in New Hamburg ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hamburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hamburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hamburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Hamburg:

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 Hamburg, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Hamburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.