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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Summerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Summerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Summerville, 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 Summerville (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 Summerville. 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 northeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Summerville 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 Summerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerville:
- Boone County (The home county of Summerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pierpont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Oldham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Stephens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McBaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Huntsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rocheport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Larrabee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Benton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Lindbergh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Lake Mykee Town
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Kingdom City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holts Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Hord ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Auxvasse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Jefferson City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Saint Martins
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Centertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Osage City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Wardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Wooldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Prairie Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Clarks Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Windsor Place village
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lone Elm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Sebree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Lupus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Chamois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loose Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerville, see our County-by-County Page for Summerville.
Cemeteries Near Summerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerville.
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 Summerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hundley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millers Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fortney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paris Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boydsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- The Boydsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boydsville Christian Church Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Cloud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Summerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Carrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Guthrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Earl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Moores Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Switzler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerville.
Newspapers Published in Summerville ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerville.
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 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 Summerville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Osage County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Summerville, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Summerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |