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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Prairieview. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prairieview to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prairieview, please Contact Us.
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 Prairieview (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 Prairieview. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Prairieview is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Prairieview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairieview:
- Warren County (The home county of Prairieview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Wright City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Innsbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Treloar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marthasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dutzow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Three Creeks
(23 miles [37 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
- Audrain County
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway County
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Berger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etlah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Kohl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Dissen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Campbellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Detmold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Clover Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Fourmile Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Hermann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Berger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Gasconade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Hawk Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Truxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Moscow Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Silex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Jonesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- High Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gamma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- New Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- McKittrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Americus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Rhineland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Ashley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Eolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cyrene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Sledd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- New Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calumet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Foristell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Wentzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Melle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Lake Saint Louis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Dardenne Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Schluersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- O'Fallon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- Batchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairieview, see our County-by-County Page for Prairieview.
Cemeteries Near Prairieview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairieview.
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 Prairieview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairieview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Central Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hawk Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Owings - Pennington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Cannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Copher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Prairieview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairieview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairieview, with the one closest to Prairieview listed first.
- Morsey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morsey is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsey
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Hawk Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Truesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Linns Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
- Prices Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Branch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Branch
- Mashek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mashek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- High Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wright City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Abattis ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abattis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abattis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairieview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairieview.
Newspapers Published in Prairieview ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairieview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairieview, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairieview.
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 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 Prairieview:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Prairieview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Prairieview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |