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 Stockton (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 Stockton. 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 Stockton ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Stockton was referred to as Stockton Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stockton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stockton.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Stockton is located in Cedar County and is the County Seat.
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 Cedar County: Barton, Dade, Hickory, Polk, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Stockton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stockton:
- Cedar County (The home county of Stockton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Umber View Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Caplinger Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Willowville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Jerico Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Lebeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Virgil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- El Dorado Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Layneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Bushnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Golden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kenoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bates County
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Bona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Dadeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Pilgrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Everton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Ash Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Weaubleau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Galmey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Wheatland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- Round Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Dunnegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Fair Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Humansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aldrich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Flemington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rondo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Eudora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Graydon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Wishart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Sentinel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Cobb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Gerster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Monegaw Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Osceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Johnson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Lowry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Montevallo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Bellamy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Harwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Walker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Sheldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stockton, see our County-by-County Page for Stockton.
Cemeteries Near Stockton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stockton.
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 Stockton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stockton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Cedar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Toliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pankey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Noffsinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lindley Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Malcolm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crisp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stockton had a population of 508 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stockton had a population of 1,928 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stockton, with the one closest to Stockton listed first.
- Arnica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnica is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnica
- Ivy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Caplinger Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Cane Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Hill is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Hill
- Bearcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bearcreek is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
- Filley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Rookins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rookins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookins
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Dunnegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Seybert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seybert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybert
- Fair Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Humansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Corry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stockton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stockton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stockton ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stockton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stockton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stockton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stockton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Stockton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Stockton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cedar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Hickory County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon 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 Stockton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stockton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |