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 Prairie Hill (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 Prairie Hill. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Prairie Hill is located in Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Prairie Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Hill:
- Chariton County (The home county of Prairie Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Keytesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Rothville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Lewis Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Boone County
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- De Witt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Sebree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Marceline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Kaseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Ardmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Excello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Callao
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bevier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Ethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Duncans Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Middle Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Thomas Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Clifton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Darksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Yates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Moberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Higbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Renick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- West Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Gilliam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Miami
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Clarence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Hill.
Cemeteries Near Prairie Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Hill.
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 Prairie Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Fawks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kitchen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Musselfork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 in 1895, Prairie Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Hill, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.
- Thomas Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Clifton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hamden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bynumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
- Darksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Kaseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Randolph Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Lagonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lagonda is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Wien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wien is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Mound is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Hill.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Hill ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Hill, 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 Prairie Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Prairie Hill:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Shelby 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 Prairie Hill, 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' (or 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- Prairie Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |