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 Ridge Prairie (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 Ridge Prairie. 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 Ridge Prairie ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ridge Prairie: Ridge Pr.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ridge Prairie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ridge Prairie.
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 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.
Ridge Prairie is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Ridge Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridge Prairie:
- Saline County (The home county of Ridge Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Napton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Marshall Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Blue Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Arrow Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Cretcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Slater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salt Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Sweet Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gilliam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Benton County
- Mora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Boone County
- Rocheport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Wakenda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- De Witt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Lewis Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Missouri Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Blackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Harriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Bellair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bunceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Windsor Place village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Clarks Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steinmetz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Dunksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Knob Noster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Emma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Concordia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fortuna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Tedieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Hughesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Houstonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Smithton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Monte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Green Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridge Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Ridge Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Ridge Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridge Prairie.
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 Ridge Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridge Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Raines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millers Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #157554 <2>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Townsend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sappington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lamine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Witcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Clopton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sowers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ridge Prairie had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridge Prairie, with the one closest to Ridge Prairie listed first.
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Postal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Napton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Wanamaker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wanamaker is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Marshall Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Blue Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Hardeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hardeman is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeman
- Harriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Pilot Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Arrow Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tedieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Pleasant Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Herndon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridge Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridge Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Ridge Prairie ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridge Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridge Prairie, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridge Prairie.
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 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 Ridge Prairie:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pettis 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ridge Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Ridge Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |