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 Steedman (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 Steedman. 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.
Steedman is located in Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Steedman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steedman:
- Callaway County (The home county of Steedman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Mokane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Mykee Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holts Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kingdom City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Folsom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Cedar City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oldham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Hartsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pierpont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Osage City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jefferson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Wardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Scruggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Saint Martins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Berger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kohl City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Etlah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Beemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Detmold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Dissen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gasconade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Hermann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Little Berger
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Bland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Owensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maries County
- Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Americus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Starkenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Rhineland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- McKittrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Chamois
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Linn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loose Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Koenig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Folk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Freeburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Koeltztown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steedman, see our County-by-County Page for Steedman.
Cemeteries Near Steedman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steedman.
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 Steedman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steedman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Steedman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shobe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bode Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Townley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schobe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiness Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Middle River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Steedman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steedman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steedman, with the one closest to Steedman listed first.
- Chamois
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hams Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Hord ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Readsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Readsville is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toledo is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Effie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Frankenstein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Luystown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steedman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steedman.
Newspapers Published in Steedman ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steedman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steedman, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steedman.
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 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 Steedman:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Montgomery County
- Osage 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> | 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 Steedman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Steedman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |