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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 Reynolds Ford (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 Reynolds Ford. 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.
Name Variations for Reynolds Ford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Reynolds Ford: Reynolds Frd.
- While the name of this community is Reynolds Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reynolds Ford may originally have been Reynold's Ford.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reynolds Ford might be written as Reynold Ford.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Reynolds Ford 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 Reynolds Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reynolds Ford:
- Cape Girardeau County (The home county of Reynolds Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Millersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burfordville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friedheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Old Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Shawneetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Seopus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Sedgewickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Patton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Patton Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Lutesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leopold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Glenallen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Grassy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Zalma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Marquand
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Cornwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cobalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fredericktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Millcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Mine La Motte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Biehle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Millheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Longtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Eureka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Brazeau
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Frohna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Altenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Perryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Farrar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Sereno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- McBride
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Womack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Minnith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Clearwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Chaffee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Kelso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- New Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Oran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Commerce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Painton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Brownwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Tillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Bell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Lowndes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- East Cape Girardeau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- McClure
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thebes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Grand Tower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gorham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Alto Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reynolds Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Reynolds Ford.
Cemeteries Near Reynolds Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reynolds Ford.
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 Reynolds Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reynolds Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Niswonger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Limbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Criddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kurre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Reynolds Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reynolds Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reynolds Ford, with the one closest to Reynolds Ford listed first.
- Millersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kurreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Burfordville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Tilsit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
- Houck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Friedheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Arnsberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Patton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reynolds Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reynolds Ford.
Newspapers Published in Reynolds Ford ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynolds Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reynolds Ford, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reynolds Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Reynolds Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Alexander County
- Jackson County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reynolds Ford, 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 from Point A (ie- Reynolds Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |