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 Pinckney (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 Pinckney. 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 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 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.
Pinckney is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery & Saint Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Pinckney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinckney:
- Warren County (The home county of Pinckney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Treloar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marthasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Truesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Innsbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutzow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Village of Three Creeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Wright City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Etlah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dissen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Detmold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Kohl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Kiel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Campbellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Clover Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Beemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Little Berger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Hermann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gasconade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosebud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Owensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Hawk Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Truxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Moscow Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Olney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Chain-of-Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fountain N' Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Briscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- McKittrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- High Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rhineland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Starkenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- New Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Americus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Montgomery City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gamma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Osage County
- Chamois
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Foristell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Melle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Schluersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Wentzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Defiance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Josephville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Dardenne Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Weldon Spring Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- O'Fallon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinckney, see our County-by-County Page for Pinckney.
Cemeteries Near Pinckney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinckney.
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 Pinckney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinckney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Begeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reindhardt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nortmann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kimmich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Witthaus Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Kallmeyier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drewel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Pinckney had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinckney, with the one closest to Pinckney listed first.
- Etlah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Kruegerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kruegerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruegerville
- Holstein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holstein is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berger
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Senate Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Little Berger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Kiel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Campbellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Marthasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Truesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hermann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinckney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinckney.
Newspapers Published in Pinckney ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinckney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinckney, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinckney.
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 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 Pinckney:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis 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 Pinckney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pinckney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |