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 Scruggs (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 Scruggs. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Scruggs is located in Cole County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cole County: Boone, Callaway, Miller, Moniteau & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Scruggs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scruggs:
- Cole County (The home county of Scruggs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Saint Martins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lohman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Lohman is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohman <2>
- Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <2>
- Wardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <2>
- Taos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Osage City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Saint Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Henley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Eugene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Eugene is located in Cole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <2>
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Hartsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Hartsburg is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsburg <2>
- Oldham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
- Pierpont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - McBaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Huntsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Jefferson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <2>
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Holts Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
- Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <2>
- Lake Mykee Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mykee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Folsom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - New Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
- New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <2>
- Tebbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Mokane
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokane
- Mokane is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokane <2>
- Steedman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Lindbergh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Stephens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Camden County
- Lake Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ozark
- Lake Ozark is located in Camden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ozark <2>
- Lake Ozark
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Prairie Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Wooldridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Clarks Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Lone Elm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Etterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Olean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Marys Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Pleasant Mount
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Saint Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elizabeth
- Saint Elizabeth is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elizabeth <2>
- Eldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Eldon is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <2>
- Aurora Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Tuscumbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
- Tuscumbia is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <2>
- Bagnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnell
- Bagnell is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagnell <2>
- Ulman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulman
- Ulman is located in Miller County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulman <2>
- Lakeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- McGirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <2>
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- High Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Lupus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Latham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Fortuna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <2>
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Barnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Barnett is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnett <2>
- Excelsior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Folk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Folk is located in Osage County
- French Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Bonnots Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnots Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnots Mill
- Bonnots Mill is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnots Mill <2>
- Loose Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Creek
- Loose Creek is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loose Creek <2>
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Westphalia is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westphalia <2>
- Meta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meta
- Meta is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meta <2>
- Koeltztown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Linn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Linn is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <2>
- Freeburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Chamois
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamois
- Chamois is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamois <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scruggs, see our County-by-County Page for Scruggs.
Newspapers Published in Scruggs ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scruggs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scruggs, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scruggs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Scruggs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Cole County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Callaway County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Camden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cooper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miller County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Moniteau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Cole County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Cole County
Cemeteries Near Scruggs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scruggs.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scruggs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- The Hawthorn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hawthorne Memorial Gardens
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
- Eberhardt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberhardt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberhardt Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Long View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long View Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
- Islamic Cemetery of Mid Missouri
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Islamic Cemetery of Mid Missouri have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Islamic Cemetery of Mid Missouri
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lohman.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255297 <4>
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Rouschelback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rouschelback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rouschelback Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1585435 <4>
- Johnson Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Scruggs had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scruggs, with the one closest to Scruggs listed first.
- Lohman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Lohman is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohman <2>
- Elston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jefferson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <2>
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Honey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Wardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <2>
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Cole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <2>
- Bass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Osage Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Burlington ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Holts Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
- Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <2>
- Decatur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scruggs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scruggs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Cole County: www.colecounty.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scruggs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scruggs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5621, Longitude: -92.2818 In this case, the coordinates for Scruggs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Scruggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |