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 Osage Bend (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 Osage Bend. 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 Osage Bend ...
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 Osage Bend: Osage Bnd.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Osage Bend is located in Cole 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 Cole County: Boone, Callaway, Miller, Moniteau & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Osage Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osage Bend:
- Cole County (The home county of Osage Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Wardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Taos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Henley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Hickory Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Scruggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Eugene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lohman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Saint Martins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Hartsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Cedar City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Lake Mykee Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Hord ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- New Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Folsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mokane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Camden County
- Lake Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Bland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brinktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Paydown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lindell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lanes Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Etterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Tuscumbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pleasant Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Iberia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ulman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Bagnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- McGirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- 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
- California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- Barnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Folk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Meta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Loose Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bonnots Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Linn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Koenig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osage Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Osage Bend.
Cemeteries Near Osage Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osage Bend.
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 Osage Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osage Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rouschelback Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfrum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Islamic Cemetery of Mid Missouri
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Osage Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Osage Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osage Bend, with the one closest to Osage Bend listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Babbtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Osage Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Wardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Honey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Koeltztown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Taos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Van Cleve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Osage City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Hickory Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Saint Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osage Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osage Bend.
Newspapers Published in Osage Bend ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osage Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osage Bend, 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 Osage Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Osage Bend:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Osage County
- Pulaski 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 Osage Bend, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osage Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |