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 Plymouth (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 Plymouth. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Plymouth is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Plymouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plymouth:
- Carroll County (The home county of Plymouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Mandeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Asper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Stet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Bogard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Hale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Palemon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Bosworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Miles Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Braymer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Proctorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Gould Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Breckenridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Cowgill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Nettleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Polo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kidder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Sumner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Snyder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Clinton County
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Lock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Gallatin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Mabel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Winston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Grundy County
- Hickory Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Hodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Forker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Ludlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Dawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Avalon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Chillicothe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Wheeling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Chula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Georgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Rockingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Morton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Rayville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Lawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Little Osage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Grand Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plymouth, see our County-by-County Page for Plymouth.
Cemeteries Near Plymouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plymouth.
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 Plymouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plymouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Plymouth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Braymer Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phares Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCoskrie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Braden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Christian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guffey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Streets Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Plymouth had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Ludlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Braymer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Blue Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Tinney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
- Mandeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Coloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coloma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Gould Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plymouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plymouth.
Newspapers Published in Plymouth ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plymouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Plymouth:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Chariton County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- Grundy County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Ray 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plymouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Plymouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |