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 Pilot Grove (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 Pilot Grove. 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 Pilot Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pilot Grove: Pilot Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pilot Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilot Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Pilot Grove 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 Pilot Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pilot Grove:
- Cooper County (The home county of Pilot Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Harriston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Bellair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Lamine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Blackwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bunceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Clifton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Place village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Otterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clarks Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Benton County
- Mora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Rocheport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton County
- Lewis Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Sebree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Tipton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fortuna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lupus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glensted
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Excelsior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Stover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Longwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Smithton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Tedieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Sedalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Houstonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Spring Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- La Monte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Arrow Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Napton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Marshall Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Saline City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Blue Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Herndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Cretcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Gilliam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pilot Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pilot Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pilot Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pilot Grove.
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 Pilot Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pilot Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pilot Grove #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Lamine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lamine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irving Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Pilot Grove had a population of 560 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pilot Grove had a population of 761 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pilot Grove, with the one closest to Pilot Grove listed first.
- Harriston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Bellair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Pleasant Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Lamine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Speed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Billingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bunceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Postal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Clifton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Lone Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ridge Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pilot Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilot Grove.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pilot Grove ...
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 199 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilot Grove.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pilot Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pilot Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pilot Grove.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Pilot Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pilot Grove:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cooper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Chariton County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pettis 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 Pilot Grove, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pilot Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |