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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 Rush Hill (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 Rush Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Rush Hill is located in Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Rush Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rush Hill:

  • Audrain County     (The home county of Rush Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Hill, with the one closest to Rush Hill listed first.
    • Laddonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Vandiver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Martinsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Farber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Vandalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tulip
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Larrabee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Hill, with the one closest to Rush Hill listed first.
    • Centralia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hallsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sturgeon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Callaway County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Hill, with the one closest to Rush Hill listed first.
    • Olney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Corso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Truxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Monroe County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Hill, with the one closest to Rush Hill listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Montgomery City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gamma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellflower
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • New Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • High Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Americus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rush Hill, with the one closest to Rush Hill listed first.
    • New Harmony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Curryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Ashley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bowling Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Frankford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarrants
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
  • Ralls County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rush Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rush Hill.

Cemeteries Near Rush Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rush Hill.

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 Rush Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rush Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rush Hill, with the one closest to Rush Hill listed first.

  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eubank Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bean Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Farber Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Brendans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lockridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fike Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Rush Hill had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rush Hill had a population of 143 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rush Hill, with the one closest to Rush Hill listed first.

  • Worcester ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Worcester is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Laddonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Benton City is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Mexico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Farber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hutchison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchison is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
  • Molino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Molino is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
  • Wellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Fe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Bryans ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryans is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
  • Thompson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Thompson is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Shamrock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Shamrock is located in Callaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Vandalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bachelor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bachelor is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
    • West Hartford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Hartford is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rush Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rush Hill.

Newspapers Published in Rush Hill ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rush Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rush Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rush Hill.

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 Rush Hill:

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 Rush Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rush Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.