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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 Slees Mills (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 Slees Mills. 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 Slees Mills ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Slees Mills: Slees Mls. (or less commonly used: Slees Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Slees Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Slees Mills may originally have been Slee's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Slees Mills might be written as Slee Mills.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Slees Mills is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Adams (IL), Pike (IL), Lewis, Monroe, Ralls & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Slees Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slees Mills:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Slees Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dodge City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County
    • Philadelphia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
    • Helton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Marion County
    • Taylor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannibal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nelsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Nelsonville is located in Marion County
    • Oakwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Marion County
    • Cave City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
      • Cave City is located in Marion County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Newark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
    • Plevna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
    • Jeddo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Knox County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Maywood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Lewis County
    • Durham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Ewing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <2>
    • Gilead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Lewis County
    • Weber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
      • Weber is located in Lewis County
    • Argola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
      • Argola is located in Lewis County
    • La Grange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <2>
    • Sellers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sellers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Lewis County
    • Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Lewistown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • New Court Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Court Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
      • New Court Village is located in Lewis County
    • La Belle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
      • La Belle is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <2>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Monroe City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoutsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Florida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
    • Granville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
    • Paris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
    • Santa Fe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Frankford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
      • Frankford is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <2>
    • Ashburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
      • Ashburn is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Rensselaer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • The Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
    • New London
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shaver Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
    • Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
      • Saverton is located in Ralls County
    • Greenlawn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
    • Madisonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madisonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Ralls County
    • Perry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Ralls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Emden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Emden is located in Shelby County
    • Hunnewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunnewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Kendall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
    • Lakenan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
    • Bethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
    • Shelbyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Shelbina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
      • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <2>
    • Kirby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Shelby County
    • Lentner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lentner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
      • Lentner is located in Shelby County
    • Leonard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Adams County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Marblehead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Quincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <2>
    • Fall Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Payson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
      • Payson is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <2>
    • Ewbanks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
      • Ewbanks is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Burton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Adams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Plainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
    • Fowler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fowler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
    • Ursa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
      • Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <2>
    • Meyer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Marcelline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
      • Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
  • Pike County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.
    • Shepherd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Spencer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Hull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
    • Kinderhook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • New Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slees Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Slees Mills.

Cemeteries Near Slees Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slees Mills.

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 Slees Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.

  • Crane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little Union Churchyard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Union Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Ely Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ely Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ely Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
    • The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223766 <5>
  • Terrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barkley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McPike Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Finley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gottman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gottman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gottman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cobb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Slees Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slees Mills.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Slees Mills, with the one closest to Slees Mills listed first.

  • Woodland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Marion County
  • Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Ely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely
    • West Ely is located in Marion County
  • Ely
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Ely is located in Marion County
  • Barkley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley
    • Barkley is located in Marion County
  • North River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • North River is located in Marion County
  • Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
  • Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Marion County
  • Hassard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hassard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassard
    • Hassard is located in Ralls County
  • Huntington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Ralls County
  • Rensselaer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Withers Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Withers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Mill
    • Withers Mill is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Emerson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Marion County
    • Hester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
      • Hester is located in Marion County
    • Monroe City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slees Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slees Mills.

Newspapers Published in Slees Mills ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slees Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slees Mills, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slees Mills.

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 Slees Mills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slees Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Slees Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Slees Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slees Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7800, Longitude: -91.6143       In this case, the coordinates for Slees Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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