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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 Randles (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 Randles. 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 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.

Randles is located in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County: Alexander (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Perry, Scott & Stoddard.

Below are the counties that are near Randles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Randles:

  • Cape Girardeau County     (The home county of Randles)
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Randles, with the one closest to Randles listed first.
    • Laflin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Sturdivant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbrier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lutesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zalma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Glenallen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Seopus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Gipsy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
    • Buchanan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Randles, with the one closest to Randles listed first.
    • Bertrand
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Charleston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Randles, with the one closest to Randles listed first.
    • Morehouse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sikeston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Canalou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Matthews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Randles, with the one closest to Randles listed first.
    • Perkins
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Caney Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chaffee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oran
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • New Hamburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Morley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Benton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Vanduser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Kelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lambert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Crowder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Haywood City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Randles, with the one closest to Randles listed first.
    • Painton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
    • Tillman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Advance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brownwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Leora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Circle City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Bloomfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • Essex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Penermon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Randles, with the one closest to Randles listed first.
    • McGee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
    • Lowndes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cascade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hiram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Shook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Shook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
  • Alexander County (IL)
  • Union County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Randles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Randles.

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

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

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

  • Kenyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hitt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Warfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Allenville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Troph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Guarden Angel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Cruse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bell City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stroderville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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, Randles had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Arbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
  • Perkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Perkins is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Green Cox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
  • Caney Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Delta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
  • Allenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Tillman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oran
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
  • Advance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bell City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dutchtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ardeola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
    • Crump
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Morley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Randles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Randles.

Newspapers Published in Randles ...

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 Randles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Randles, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Randles.

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 Randles:

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 Randles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Randles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.