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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about New Wells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Wells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Wells, please Contact Us.
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 Wells (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 Wells. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New Wells is historic, it would have been located within present day Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard.
Below are the counties that are near New Wells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Wells:
- Cape Girardeau County (The home county of New Wells)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Shawneetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Leemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Friedheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burfordville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gordonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Seopus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Patton Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Leopold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Lutesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenallen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Frohna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Altenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Brazeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Farrar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Longtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Biehle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Millheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Minnith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Saint Mary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ozora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Scott City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chaffee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Commerce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- East Cape Girardeau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- McClure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Elco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Tamms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
- Olive Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Grand Tower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Degognia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Murphysboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Makanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ava
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <2>
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IL)
- Willisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- Ullin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leanderville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Shiloh Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Dozaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alto Pass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Cobden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <2>
- Dutch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Water Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mill Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Dongola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Wells, see our County-by-County Page for New Wells.
Cemeteries Near New Wells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Wells.
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 Wells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Wells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Apple Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grace Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sides Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brazeau Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulbright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clippard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walker Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.
New Wells itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Wells, with the one closest to New Wells listed first.
- Shawneetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Altenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Brazeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Neelys Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Aldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aldridge is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grand Tower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Arnsberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Wells. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Wells.
Newspapers Published in New Wells ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Wells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Wells, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Wells.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wells:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Perry County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Scott County
- Alexander County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |