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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 South Gifford (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 South Gifford. 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 South Gifford ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Gifford: S. Gifford

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

South Gifford is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby & Sullivan.

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

  • Macon County     (The home county of South Gifford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Gifford, with the one closest to South Gifford listed first.
    • Elmer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Goldsberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Barnesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Plata
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Love Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hart
      • From South Gifford to Hart
    • Economy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sue City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
      • Sue City is located in Macon County
    • New Cambria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
      • New Cambria is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <2>
    • Bloomington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Gifford, with the one closest to South Gifford listed first.
    • Yarrow ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Nind ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
      • Nind is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nind
      • From South Gifford to Nind
    • Millard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibbs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Novinger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
      • Novinger is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Bullion ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bullion
      • From South Gifford to Bullion
    • Danforth ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danforth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Danforth
      • From South Gifford to Danforth
    • Wilson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Adair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From South Gifford to Wilson
    • Brashear
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
      • Brashear is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Gifford, with the one closest to South Gifford listed first.
    • Hurdland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
      • Hurdland is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Kenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kenwood
      • From South Gifford to Kenwood
    • Novelty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
      • Novelty is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <2>
    • Edina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <2>
    • Hedge City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Baring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
      • Baring is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <2>
    • Greensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Gifford, with the one closest to South Gifford listed first.
    • New Boston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Linn County
    • Bucklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marceline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Browning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
    • Purdin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
      • Purdin is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Linneus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linneus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Linneus is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Laclede
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam County
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Gifford, with the one closest to South Gifford listed first.
    • Greentop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Queen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Schuyler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From South Gifford to Clifton
    • Julesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Shelby County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Gifford, with the one closest to South Gifford listed first.
    • Winigan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winigan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
      • Winigan is located in Sullivan County
    • Sticklerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Owasco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
      • Owasco is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Owasco
      • From South Gifford to Owasco
    • Greencastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Green City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
      • Green City is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Milan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boynton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boynton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boynton
      • From South Gifford to Boynton
    • Pennville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near South Gifford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Gifford.

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 South Gifford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sheridan Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shumaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Canaday Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yarrow UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bunce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hertzler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hertzler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hertzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bragg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bragg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mikel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27709 <4>
    • Shaver Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall 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.<5>

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

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

  • Walnut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Macon County
  • Lindersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
    • Lindersville is located in Adair County
  • Elmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nind ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
    • Nind is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nind
    • From South Gifford to Nind
  • Goldsberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Cottage is located in Macon County
  • Ethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Barnesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Millard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loeffler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loeffler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler
    • Loeffler is located in Adair County
  • New Boston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Linn County
  • La Plata
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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    • Love Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winigan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winigan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
      • Winigan is located in Sullivan County
    • Sedgwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Linn County

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

Newspapers Published in South Gifford ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Gifford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Gifford, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Gifford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 South Gifford:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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 South Gifford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Gifford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Gifford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0255, Longitude: -92.6816    









 

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