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 Stanhope (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 Stanhope. 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 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.
Stanhope is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Stanhope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stanhope:
- Saline County (The home county of Stanhope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Fairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salt Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Mount Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cretcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Blue Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Wakenda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- De Witt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Palemon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Bogard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Tina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Mandeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Hale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Triplett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lewis Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Snyder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Keytesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Blackwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Dunksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Valley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Emma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Concordia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Aullville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Higginsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Page City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Tedieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Longwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Hughesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- La Monte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rockingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stanhope, see our County-by-County Page for Stanhope.
Cemeteries Near Stanhope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanhope.
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 Stanhope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stanhope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Odell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salt Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulliam - Hedges - Swisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Marshall.
- The Sunset Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144398 <2>
- Hickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Slater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30331 <2>
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goshen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Marshall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960091 <2>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stanhope had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stanhope, with the one closest to Stanhope listed first.
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Fairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salt Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Mount Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Miami
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Orearville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wakenda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cretcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stanhope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanhope.
Newspapers Published in Stanhope ...
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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanhope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanhope, 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 Stanhope.
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 websites either 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 Stanhope:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Pettis County
- Ray 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanhope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Stanhope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |