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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 Pisgah (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 Pisgah. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Pisgah 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 Pisgah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pisgah:

  • Cooper County     (The home county of Pisgah)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • McBaine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McBaine is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Huntsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntsdale is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Rocheport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hartsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pierpont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pierpont is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Oldham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Moores Switch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Stephens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Folsom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedar City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar City is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Holts Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mykee Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
      • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
    • New Bloomfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lindbergh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cole County
  • Howard County
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Olean
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Mount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Eldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Etterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Etterville is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Clarksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tipton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lupus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lupus is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • California
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Latham is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • McGirk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McGirk is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Fortuna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
    • High Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Morgan County
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Smithton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Longwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
    • Arrow Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saline City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saline City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Napton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pisgah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pisgah.

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 Pisgah - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Toler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • McCullock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Strickfaden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Garman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Robison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Smiley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Renshaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Pisgah had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Prairie Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Lone Elm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarks Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clarksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Petersburg ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Bunceton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kliever
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kliever is located in Moniteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kliever
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Speed
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Speed is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
  • Tipton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • California
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bacon is located in Moniteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Lupus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lupus is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Billingsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Billingsville is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
    • Bellair
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Pisgah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pisgah.

Newspapers Published in Pisgah ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pisgah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pisgah, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pisgah.

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 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 Pisgah:

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 Pisgah, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pisgah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.