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 Russellville (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 Russellville. 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.
Russellville is located in Ray 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 Ray County: Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Jackson & Lafayette.
Below are the counties that are near Russellville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russellville:
- Ray County (The home county of Russellville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Rockingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Elmira
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Cowgill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Braymer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gould Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Proctorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Breckenridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nettleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Kidder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Stet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Norborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Mandeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Miles Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Palemon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Bogard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Wakenda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bosworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Hale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Excelsior Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prathersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mosby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Missouri City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kearney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Converse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daviess County
- Lock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Levasy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Sibley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Page City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Wellington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Higginsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corder
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Mayview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Aullville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Ludlow
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Avalon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Chillicothe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Little Osage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Grand Pass
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Blackburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Leonard
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russellville, see our County-by-County Page for Russellville.
Cemeteries Near Russellville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russellville.
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 Russellville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russellville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Penniston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lavelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gorham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Gunnell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nutter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Russellville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Russellville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russellville, with the one closest to Russellville listed first.
- Rockingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Tinney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
- Georgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Taitsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taitsville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
- Dockery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dockery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Norborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Cowgill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Mandeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russellville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russellville.
Newspapers Published in Russellville ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russellville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russellville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russellville.
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 websites either 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 Russellville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ray County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Livingston 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> | 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- Russellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Russellville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |