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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rum Branch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rum Branch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rum Branch, please Contact Us.
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 Rum Branch (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 Rum Branch. 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 Rum Branch ...
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 Rum Branch: Rum Br. (or less commonly used: Rum Brnch.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rum Branch is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Rum Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rum Branch:
- Cape Girardeau County (The home county of Rum Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Green Cox
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Randles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Whitewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Dutchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Burfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Laflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Leopold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Greenbrier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Sturdivant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Lutesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zalma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Glenallen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Grassy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Seopus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Gipsy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Buchanan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Madison County
- Marquand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Mississippi County
- Bertrand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Morehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Sikeston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canalou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Perry County
- Biehle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Perkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Caney Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Chaffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Vanduser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Morley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kelso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lambert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Crowder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Haywood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Painton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Tillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Brownwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Leora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Guam ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Circle City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Puxico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Essex
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Grayridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- McGee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Lowndes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Cascade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Hiram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Shook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Wappapello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clubb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Thebes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- East Cape Girardeau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Diswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Union County (IL)
- Reynoldsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rum Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Rum Branch.
Cemeteries Near Rum Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rum Branch.
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 Rum Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rum Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cruse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mansion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Troph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kenyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Passover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Proffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Stroderville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kellion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brownwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Rum Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rum Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rum Branch, with the one closest to Rum Branch listed first.
- Green Cox
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Arbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Perkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Allenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Brownwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Tillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Laflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Leopold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Castor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castor is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Caney Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rum Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rum Branch.
Newspapers Published in Rum Branch ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rum Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rum Branch, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rum Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rum Branch:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Madison County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Perry County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Alexander County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rum Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rum Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |