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 Home (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 Home. 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 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 Home 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 Prairie Home. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Home:
- Cooper County (The home county of Prairie Home)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Clarks Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Wooldridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Lone Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Windsor Place village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Bunceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Boonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Lamine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harriston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- McBaine
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pierpont
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Moores Switch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Hinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Folsom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Lindbergh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Cedar City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- New Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Holts Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Centertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lohman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Jefferson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Steinmetz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Olean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pleasant Mount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lupus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McGirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Fortuna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- High Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Glensted
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Versailles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pettis County
- Smithton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Arrow Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Home, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Home.
Cemeteries Near Prairie Home ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Home.
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 Home - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Home covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Robison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Strickfaden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullock Cemetery
- The McCullock Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCulloch - Bishop Cemetery
- McCulloch Cemetery
- McCullough Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Lick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Prairie Home had a population of 100 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Prairie Home had a population of 280 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Home, with the one closest to Prairie Home listed first.
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Lupus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Lone Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Kliever
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kliever is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kliever
- Overton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Bacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Rocheport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Speed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bunceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- California
(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 Prairie Home. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Home.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Home ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Home.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Home, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Home.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Home:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cooper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Howard County
- Miller 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> | 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 Prairie Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Prairie Home) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |