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 Saint Cloud (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 Saint Cloud. 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 Saint Cloud ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Cloud: St. Cloud
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Cloud. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Cloud.
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.
Saint Cloud 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 Saint Cloud. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Cloud:
- Ray County (The home county of Saint Cloud)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Wood Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Crystal Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Polo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cowgill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Braymer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Gould Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Proctorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Stet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Miles Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Mandeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bogard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Excelsior Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prathersville
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Chandler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Kearney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roosterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Glenaire
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Converse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Turney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Levasy
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grain Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Blue Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cement City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Lake Tapawingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Johnson County
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Wellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mayview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Page City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Bates City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Higginsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Livingston County
- Ludlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Saline County
- Little Osage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Cloud, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Cloud.
Cemeteries Near Saint Cloud ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Cloud.
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 Saint Cloud - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Cloud covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Richmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shotwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memory Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crowley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gunnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Sanderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Saint Cloud in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Cloud.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Cloud, with the one closest to Saint Cloud listed first.
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dockery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dockery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Fleming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Vibbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vibbard is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vibbard
- Wellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Myrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myrick is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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 north)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Cloud. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Cloud.
Newspapers Published in Saint Cloud ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Cloud.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Cloud, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Cloud.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Saint Cloud:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ray County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Johnson 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> | 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 Saint Cloud, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Cloud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |