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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ortiz. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ortiz to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ortiz, 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 Ortiz (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 Ortiz. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Ortiz is historic, it would have been located within present day Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Ortiz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ortiz:
- Audrain County (The home county of Ortiz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vandiver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Benton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Rush Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laddonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Saling ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Farber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Tulip
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Sturgeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Moores Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Riggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- Auxvasse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stephens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Steedman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Folsom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mokane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- Santa Fe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middle Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Holliday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- Wellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montgomery City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- New Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Bellflower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gamma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Osage County
- Chamois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Randolph County
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ortiz, see our County-by-County Page for Ortiz.
Cemeteries Near Ortiz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ortiz.
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 Ortiz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ortiz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lockridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Brendans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mexico.
- The East Lawn Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Eastlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28517 <3>
- Auxvasse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Benton City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bean Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Ortiz in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ortiz.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ortiz, with the one closest to Ortiz listed first.
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Auxvasse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- McCredie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCredie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Calwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwood
- Shamrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rush Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Earl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Points ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ortiz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ortiz.
Newspapers Published in Ortiz ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ortiz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ortiz, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ortiz.
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 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 Ortiz:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Audrain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Ralls County
- Randolph 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 Ortiz, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ortiz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |