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 Bluff (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 Bluff. 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 Bluff ...
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 Bluff: Osage Blf. (or less commonly used: Osage Bluf.)
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Osage Bluff 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 Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osage Bluff:
- Cole County (The home county of Osage Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Wardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Teal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Taos
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Jefferson City
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Scruggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Osage City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Hartsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pierpont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Cedar City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Mykee Town
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Tebbetts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Mokane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Lake Ozark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Brinktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Belle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lindell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Marys Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Saint Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Etterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Olean
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Tuscumbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Ulman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bagnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(26 miles [41.8 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 Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- McGirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- High Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- California
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Lupus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Barnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Rocky Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Folk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Meta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Koeltztown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Loose Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Bonnots Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Freeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Linn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Koenig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osage Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Osage Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Osage Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osage Bluff.
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 Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osage Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rouschelback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Islamic Cemetery of Mid Missouri
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eberhardt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfrum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Osage Bluff had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osage Bluff, with the one closest to Osage Bluff listed first.
- Honey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Wardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bass
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Teal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Babbtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Taos
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Scruggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Jefferson City
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Lohman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marys Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osage Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osage Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Osage Bluff ...
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 Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osage Bluff, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osage Bluff.
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 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 Osage Bluff:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osage Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |