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 Rich Fountain (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 Rich Fountain. 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 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.
Rich Fountain is located in Osage 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 Osage County: Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Rich Fountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Fountain:
- Osage County (The home county of Rich Fountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Freeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Koenig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loose Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Folk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Bonnots Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Meta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Tebbetts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Mokane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Steedman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Cedar City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Taos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Osage City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Wardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Saint Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Jefferson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Scruggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Henley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Hickory Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Saint Martins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Eugene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lohman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Beemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Gerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Bland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Morrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gasconade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Little Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Belle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lindell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lanes Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Brinktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Iberia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Bluffton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Rhineland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Phelps County
- Saint James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rich Fountain, see our County-by-County Page for Rich Fountain.
Cemeteries Near Rich Fountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich Fountain.
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 Rich Fountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rich Fountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Van Buren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Van Buren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Aeriel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wash Branson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Judge Branson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Solid Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Koenig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Breeding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- College Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Rich Fountain had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Fountain, with the one closest to Rich Fountain listed first.
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loose Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Belle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Luystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Frankenstein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Mint Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Taos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bonnots Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Osage City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rich Fountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rich Fountain.
Newspapers Published in Rich Fountain ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Fountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rich Fountain, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rich Fountain.
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 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 Rich Fountain:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Montgomery County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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 Rich Fountain, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rich Fountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |