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 Taitsville (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 Taitsville. 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 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.
Taitsville is located in Ray 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 Ray County: Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Jackson & Lafayette.
Below are the counties that are near Taitsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taitsville:
- Ray County (The home county of Taitsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Georgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Rayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Rockingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Lawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Crystal Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Wood Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Cowgill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Polo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Braymer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gould Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Proctorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nettleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Breckenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kidder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Stet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Mandeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Norborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Miles Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Bogard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Asper ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Excelsior Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prathersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Holt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Kearney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Missouri City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Chandler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Roosterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Turney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Plattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Lock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Mabel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Altamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Gallatin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- Osborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Sibley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Levasy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Atherton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Buckner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Napoleon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Hodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Page City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Mayview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Ludlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Dawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Chillicothe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saline County
- Little Osage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taitsville, see our County-by-County Page for Taitsville.
Cemeteries Near Taitsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taitsville.
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 Taitsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taitsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Silar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McVeigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Christian Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cowgill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Mayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maddux Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Taitsville had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taitsville, with the one closest to Taitsville listed first.
- Georgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Cowgill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Sandals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandals is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
- Polo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Dockery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dockery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Tinney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
- Rayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Braymer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taitsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taitsville.
Newspapers Published in Taitsville ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taitsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taitsville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taitsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Taitsville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ray County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Livingston County
- Saline 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 Taitsville, 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- Taitsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |