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 Readsville (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 Readsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Readsville is located in Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Readsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Readsville:
- Callaway County (The home county of Readsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Steedman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Mokane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingdom City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Auxvasse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tebbetts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- New Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake Mykee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Vandiver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Laddonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oldham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Osage City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jefferson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Berger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kohl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Etlah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Beemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Detmold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Dissen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Hermann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Lincoln County
- Truxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rhineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKittrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montgomery City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Chamois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Linn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loose Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Treloar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Readsville, see our County-by-County Page for Readsville.
Cemeteries Near Readsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Readsville.
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 Readsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Readsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Atterberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bensen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Readsville had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Readsville, with the one closest to Readsville listed first.
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reform is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Chamois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Calwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwood
- Hams Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gasconade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rhineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Readsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Readsville.
Newspapers Published in Readsville ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Readsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Readsville, 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 Readsville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Readsville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Warren 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 Readsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Readsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |