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 Paynesville (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 Paynesville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Paynesville is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Calhoun (IL), Pike (IL), Audrain, Lincoln, Montgomery & Ralls.
Below are the counties that are near Paynesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paynesville:
- Pike County (The home county of Paynesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Sledd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Annada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Eolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Cyrene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Louisiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ashburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Curryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Elsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Silex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Davis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Mackville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Argentville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Gamma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Bellflower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Flint Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Josephville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Warren County
- Wright City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Mozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Michael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kampsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Cliffdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Batchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brussels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- East Hardin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woody
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woody is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Walkerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Hillview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Belltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mid City is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Kane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Spankey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Nutwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Straut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Straut is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Atlas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Bee Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Rockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Time
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Time is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County (IL)
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paynesville, see our County-by-County Page for Paynesville.
Cemeteries Near Paynesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paynesville.
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 Paynesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paynesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell - Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halley - Liles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Paynesville had a population of 351 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Paynesville had a population of 74 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paynesville, with the one closest to Paynesville listed first.
- Sledd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Annada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Eolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dameron is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Whiteside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Elsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- McIntosh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McIntosh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paynesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paynesville.
Newspapers Published in Paynesville ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paynesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paynesville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paynesville.
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 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 Paynesville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Charles County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Pike County
- Scott 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 Paynesville, 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- Paynesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |