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 Scotts Corner (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 Scotts Corner. 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 Scotts Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Scotts Corner: Scotts Cor. (or less commonly used: Scotts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Scotts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Corner may originally have been Scott's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Corner might be written as Scott Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotts Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Scotts Corner 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 Scotts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts Corner:
- Audrain County (The home county of Scotts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laddonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Benton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Farber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Vandiver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Mexico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Tulip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Saling ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Boone County
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Auxvasse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kingdom City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Olney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Corso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Truxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Hawk Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Stoutsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Wellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gamma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bellflower
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Big Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Jonesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- New Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrants
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Cyrene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Madisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- The Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Scotts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Corner.
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 Scotts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Wellsville.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wellsville Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31088 <4>
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Peery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<5>
While we didn't find Scotts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Laddonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Benton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Wellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Worcester ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Shamrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Hutchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hutchison is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
- Mexico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bachelor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Gazette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gazette is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Montgomery City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Scotts Corner ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts Corner.
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 Scotts Corner:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Audrain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Lincoln County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Scotts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Scotts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |