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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Snow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Snow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Snow, please Contact Us.
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 Snow (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 Snow. 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 southeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Snow is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Snow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snow:
- Macon County (The home county of Snow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Excello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Bevier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Callao
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- New Cambria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Tulip
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Saling ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Larrabee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Sturgeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Keytesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Novelty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plevna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Bucklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Marceline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Duncans Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Holliday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Middle Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- North Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Stoutsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Darksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Moberly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Renick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Clifton Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Higbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Yates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Clarence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lentner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Shelbina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Leonard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Lakenan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Kendall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunnewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snow, see our County-by-County Page for Snow.
Cemeteries Near Snow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snow.
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 Snow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Colter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridings Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Cairo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253757 <4>
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Capp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Snow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snow, with the one closest to Snow listed first.
- Cox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Excello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Levick Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Levick Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levick Mill
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Chariton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chariton is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Duncans Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- College Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- College Mound is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Darksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snow.
Newspapers Published in Snow ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snow, 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 Snow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Snow:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Chariton County
- Howard County
- Knox County
- Linn County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Snow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snow) 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. |