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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Stapletown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Stapletown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stapletown, 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 Stapletown (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 Stapletown. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Stapletown is historic, it would have been located within present day Boone 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 Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.

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

  • Boone County     (The home county of Stapletown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Hinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinton is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Huntsdale is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Moores Switch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Moores Switch is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
    • Rocheport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McBaine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • McBaine is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Stephens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Stephens is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Harrisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Riggs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Riggs is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
    • Pierpont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierpont is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Hallsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgeon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Larrabee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
    • Thompson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Tulip
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulip is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Stephens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Stephens is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Lindbergh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
    • Hatton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hatton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Folsom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsom is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Kingdom City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • New Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fulton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Auxvasse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mykee Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
      • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
    • Holts Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chariton County
    • Lewis Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Centertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Martins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Cooper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Wooldridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Clarks Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
    • Windsor Place village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
      • Windsor Place village
    • Prairie Home
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Boonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pisgah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pisgah is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Lone Elm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Lamine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lamine is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
    • Bellair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellair is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
    • Bunceton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Cooper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Pilot Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Sebree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sebree is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
    • Burton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Burton is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Fayette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • New Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Steinmetz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Steinmetz is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lisbon is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Glasgow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Lupus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lupus is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Jamestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • California
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • McGirk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • McGirk is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Tipton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
    • Middle Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • Clark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Higbee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Renick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Yates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
    • Moberly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Huntsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stapletown, with the one closest to Stapletown listed first.
    • West Glasgow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Glasgow is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
    • Arrow Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Saline City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Saline City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City

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

Cemeteries Near Stapletown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stapletown.

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 Stapletown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stapletown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Valley Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Goodin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Botner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dripping Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hourigan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Conley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jewell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Stapletown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stapletown.

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

  • Midway
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Midway is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Woodlandville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlandville is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinton is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Rocheport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Moores Switch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Moores Switch is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
  • Overton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Overton is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Switzler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Switzler is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
  • Perche ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Perche is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
  • Stephens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stephens is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
  • Sebree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sebree is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Harrisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lupus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lupus is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Providence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Providence is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Riggs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Riggs is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs

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

Newspapers Published in Stapletown ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stapletown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stapletown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stapletown.

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 Stapletown:

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 Stapletown, 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 '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- Stapletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.