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 Santiago (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 Santiago. 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 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.
Santiago is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Santiago. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Santiago:
- Benton County (The home county of Santiago)
- The following are listed by their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Palo Pinto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ionia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Racket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Cole Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tackner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Edmonson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Zora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Edwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Yolo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tightwad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Bowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Alberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Deepwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Due
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Hartwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Maurine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Avery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cross Timbers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Henrietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Leeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Cornelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Knob Noster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Warrensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Stover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Spring Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Sedalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Monte
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Smithton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Hughesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Lowry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Santiago, see our County-by-County Page for Santiago.
Cemeteries Near Santiago ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Santiago.
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 Santiago - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Santiago covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- McIntire Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clover Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tindle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tebo Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vinson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Lincoln.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32098 <3>
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Santiago in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Santiago.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Santiago, with the one closest to Santiago listed first.
- Palo Pinto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Alberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Tackner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cole Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Finey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Finey is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edmonson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Mora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Henrietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Santiago. See our List of 1890's Communities around Santiago.
Newspapers Published in Santiago ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Santiago.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Santiago, 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 Santiago.
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 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 Santiago:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Johnson County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Saint Clair 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santiago) 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 Santiago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |