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 North Jefferson (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 North Jefferson. 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 North Jefferson ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Jefferson: N. Jefferson
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Jefferson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Jefferson.
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 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.
North Jefferson is located in Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near North Jefferson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Jefferson:
- Callaway County (The home county of North Jefferson)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Cedar City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mykee Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbetts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Mokane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Steedman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Hartsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pierpont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- McBaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Huntsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Stephens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Jefferson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Osage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Scruggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Wardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Taos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Saint Martins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lohman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Hickory Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Teal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Prairie Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wooldridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Etterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Marys Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Olean
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Saint Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Eldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Tuscumbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- McGirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lupus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- High Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Latham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Montgomery County
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Folk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Loose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Koeltztown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Meta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chamois
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Freeburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Koenig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Jefferson, see our County-by-County Page for North Jefferson.
Cemeteries Near North Jefferson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Jefferson.
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 North Jefferson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Harthill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland - Old City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stokes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meng Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
- The Hawthorn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hawthorne Memorial Gardens
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>
While we didn't find North Jefferson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Jefferson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Jefferson, with the one closest to North Jefferson listed first.
- Cedar City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Jefferson City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Holts Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Scruggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Osage City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Wardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Taos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- New Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Elston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elston is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Honey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bonnots Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lohman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Osage Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Jefferson. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Jefferson.
Newspapers Published in North Jefferson ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Jefferson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Jefferson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Jefferson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 North Jefferson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Gasconade County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Montgomery County
- Osage 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 North Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- North Jefferson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |