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 Roads (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 Roads. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Roads is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Roads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roads:
- Carroll County (The home county of Roads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Mandeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Stet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Bogard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Norborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Miles Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Bosworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Wakenda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Braymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Proctorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Gould Farm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Polo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Breckenridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Nettleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kidder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Snyder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- Excelsior Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- Converse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Daviess County
- Lock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Page City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Corder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Higginsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Dawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mooresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Avalon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Chillicothe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wheeling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Rockingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Georgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Rayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Little Osage Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Grand Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Malta Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miami
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blackburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Leonard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Fairville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Salt Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roads, see our County-by-County Page for Roads.
Cemeteries Near Roads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roads.
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 Roads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penniston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Streets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cloudis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Trotter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Roads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roads, with the one closest to Roads listed first.
- Mandeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Tinney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Rockingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Bogard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braymer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Coloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Norborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Georgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roads.
Newspapers Published in Roads ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roads, 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 Roads.
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 helpful 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 Roads:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Chariton County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Ray County
- Saline 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> | 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 Roads, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |