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 Overton (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 Overton. 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 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.
Overton is located in Cooper 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 Cooper County: Boone, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Overton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overton:
- Cooper County (The home county of Overton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Wooldridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Clarks Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Windsor Place village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Prairie Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lone Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bellair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Bunceton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Audrain County
- Larrabee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Rocheport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moores Switch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Pierpont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Stephens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Riggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Stephens
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Folsom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hatton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- New Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chariton County
- Lewis Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Centertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lohman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Steinmetz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Lupus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McGirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Fortuna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Morgan County
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Higbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Renick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Arrow Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- West Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Nelson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Napton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Gilliam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overton, see our County-by-County Page for Overton.
Cemeteries Near Overton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overton.
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 Overton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Clayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schmidt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Robison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pettigrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hourigan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Overton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Rocheport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clarks Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Prairie Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Lupus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Woodlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Estill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
- Billingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Lone Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Sebree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overton.
Newspapers Published in Overton ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Overton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cooper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Chariton County
- Cole County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Randolph County
- Saline 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 Overton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |