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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 Thomas Hill (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 Thomas Hill. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Thomas Hill is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Audrain, Boone, Chariton, Howard, Macon, Monroe & Shelby.

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Thomas Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Hill, with the one closest to Thomas Hill listed first.
    • Darksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Huntsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Moberly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Yates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Higbee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Renick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Clark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Hill, with the one closest to Thomas Hill listed first.
    • Larrabee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Tulip
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Hill, with the one closest to Thomas Hill listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sturgeon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Riggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Hill, with the one closest to Thomas Hill listed first.
    • Salisbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chraneville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chraneville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
    • Oil City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil City is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Keytesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dalton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dalton is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Lewis Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Namrash ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Namrash is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
    • Rothville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rothville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Grand River City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
    • Missouri Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
    • Brunswick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mendon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mendon is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Triplett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Howard County
  • Linn County
  • Macon County
  • Monroe County
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Hill, with the one closest to Thomas Hill listed first.
    • West Glasgow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilliam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilliam is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Slater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saline City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Saline City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
  • Shelby County

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

Cemeteries Near Thomas Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Hill.

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 Thomas Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fawks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnhart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Finnell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kitchen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thomas Hill had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hubbard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Darksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
  • Clifton Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Randolph Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
  • Kaseyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Huntsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • College Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • College Mound is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
  • Mount Airy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Bynumville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bynumville is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
  • Hamden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamden is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lagonda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lagonda is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
    • Jacksonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Barryville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryville

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

Newspapers Published in Thomas Hill ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas Hill.

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 Thomas Hill:

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>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 Thomas Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Thomas Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.