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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 Stolpe (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 Stolpe. 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 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.

Stolpe is located in Gasconade 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 Gasconade County: Callaway, Crawford, Franklin, Maries, Montgomery, Osage & Warren.

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

  • Gasconade County     (The home county of Stolpe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Gasconade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Morrison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermann
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Berger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
    • Mount Sterling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Rosebud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
    • Bem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bem is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Steedman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Steedman is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
    • Mokane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hord ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hord is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
    • Tebbetts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
    • Fulton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Lake Mykee Town
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • New Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kingdom City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holts Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Auxvasse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Osage City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Osage City is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
    • Taos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Taos is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Kohl City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Kohl City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
    • Berger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Beemont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beemont is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
    • Detmold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Detmold is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
    • Etlah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Etlah is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
    • Dissen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dissen is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
    • New Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kiel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kiel is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
    • Gerald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbellton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Campbellton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
    • Dundee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dundee is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Leslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Leslie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Belle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Paydown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Paydown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Starkenburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
    • Rhineland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Americus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Americus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • McKittrick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Danville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • New Florence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • High Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montgomery City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bellflower
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Chamois
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Linn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Linn is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <1>
    • Isbell ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Isbell is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
    • Bonnots Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • French Village ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • French Village is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
    • Koenig
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Koenig is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
    • Loose Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Byron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Byron is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Westphalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Freeburg is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stolpe, with the one closest to Stolpe listed first.
    • Treloar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pendleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Truesdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marthasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Innsbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village

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

Cemeteries Near Stolpe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stolpe.

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

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

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

  • Lucas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lange Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Baecker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rabenau Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gasconade City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Keller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spohrer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oetterer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Weber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bickmeyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (325 more) ...
    • Brant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Doecher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Chamois.

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 in 1895, Stolpe had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gasconade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Fredericksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Morrison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluffton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Rhineland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Starkenburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
  • Aud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Aud is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
  • Swiss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Swiss is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
  • Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bay is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Hermann
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Americus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Americus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chamois
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mint Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mint Hill is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
    • Little Berger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger

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

Newspapers Published in Stolpe ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stolpe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stolpe, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stolpe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Stolpe:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stolpe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Stolpe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.