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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 Piedmont (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 Piedmont. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Piedmont is located in Wayne County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Iron, Madison, Reynolds & Stoddard.

Below are the counties that are near Piedmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piedmont:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Piedmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Mill Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Patterson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dees Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dees Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
    • Silva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bounds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
      • Bounds is located in Wayne County
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Brunot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <1>
    • Lodi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Wayne County
    • Clubb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clubb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
      • Clubb is located in Wayne County
    • Hiram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
    • Shook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
      • Shook is located in Wayne County
    • Lowndes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
      • Lowndes is located in Wayne County
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Buchanan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buchanan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buchanan
      • From Piedmont to Buchanan
    • Gipsy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipsy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Ellsinore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
      • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <1>
    • Chicopee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Buren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <1>
    • Grandin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Fremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Des Arc
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vulcan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
    • Annapolis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
      • Annapolis is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <1>
    • Sabula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chloride
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Glover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Iron County
    • Arcadia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ironton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <1>
  • Madison County
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Redford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
    • Ellington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <1>
    • Fruit City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Lesterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
    • Corridon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Reynolds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee Fork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Black
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piedmont, see our County-by-County Page for Piedmont.

Cemeteries Near Piedmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piedmont.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piedmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.

  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Self Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Self Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Self Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruble Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leeper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leeper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warmack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warmack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warmack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seematter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seematter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seematter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (282 more) ...
    • Diesel - Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diesel - Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diesel - Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Scott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pigg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pigg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Piedmont had a population of 829 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Piedmont had a population of 1,879 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.

  • Gads Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gads Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gads Hill
    • Gads Hill is located in Wayne County
  • Leeper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
    • Leeper is located in Wayne County
  • Mill Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Patterson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Des Arc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Barlow ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Wayne County
  • Vulcan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Iron County
  • Kerrigan ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerrigan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrigan
    • Kerrigan is located in Wayne County
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
  • Bounds
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
    • Bounds is located in Wayne County
  • Brunot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Annapolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
    • Annapolis is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Williamsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <1>
    • Upalika
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upalika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika
      • Upalika is located in Wayne County
    • Redford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piedmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piedmont.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Piedmont ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Piedmont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Piedmont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Piedmont.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Piedmont.

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 helpful 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 Piedmont:

The official website for Piedmont: www.cityofpiedmont.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Piedmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piedmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piedmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1539, Longitude: -90.6964    









 

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