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 Seney (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 Seney. 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 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.
Seney is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Seney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seney:
- Macon County (The home county of Seney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Barnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Bevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Callao
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Economy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Love Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Millard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Nind ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Gibbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Kirksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brashear
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Novinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Rothville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Novelty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Hedge City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Plevna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Kenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Edina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Bucklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Marceline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Duncans Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Darksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Thomas Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Cairo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Clifton Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moberly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Clarence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leonard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Lentner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shelbina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Winigan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Sticklerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Owasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seney, see our County-by-County Page for Seney.
Cemeteries Near Seney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seney.
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 Seney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Milam Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Chariton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skinner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Still Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Trap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hayner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Hockensmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Seney had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seney, with the one closest to Seney listed first.
- Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Barnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Callao
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lyda is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyda
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Economy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Ethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cottage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Love Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ten Mile is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seney.
Newspapers Published in Seney ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seney, 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 Seney.
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 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 Seney:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Chariton County
- Knox County
- Linn County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Shelby County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Seney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Seney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |