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 Salisbury (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 Salisbury. 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.
Salisbury is located in Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Salisbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salisbury:
- Chariton County (The home county of Salisbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Keytesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Lewis Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rothville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Triplett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Sturgeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- De Witt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bosworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Sebree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Marceline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bucklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Kaseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Ardmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Excello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Callao
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bevier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Ash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Middle Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Duncans Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Clifton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Thomas Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Darksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Higbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Renick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- West Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Gilliam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Slater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Miami
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arrow Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salisbury, see our County-by-County Page for Salisbury.
Cemeteries Near Salisbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salisbury.
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 Salisbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salisbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salisbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kitchen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Finnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Chapel 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Salisbury had a population of 1,672 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Salisbury had a population of 1,510 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salisbury, with the one closest to Salisbury listed first.
- Shannondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Clifton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Prairie Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Keytesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Randolph Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Thomas Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Lewis Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salisbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salisbury.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Salisbury ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salisbury.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Salisbury. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Salisbury and those printed in the larger area surrounding Salisbury.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Salisbury.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Salisbury:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salisbury) 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 Salisbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |