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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 Tiffin (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 Tiffin. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Tiffin is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Polk & Vernon.

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

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Tiffin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Roscoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Monegaw Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Cobb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Johnson City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Osceola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Appleton City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lowry City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gerster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Milford is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Rockville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Rich Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Lebeck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
    • El Dorado Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Willowville is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
    • Caplinger Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
    • Virgil City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Stockton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerico Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Umber View Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 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
  • Dade County
    • Arcola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Montrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Deepwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Brownington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • La Due
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Weaubleau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Elkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Wheatland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Humansville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Dunnegan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Fair Play
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiffin, with the one closest to Tiffin listed first.
    • Schell City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Walker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Montevallo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Montevallo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
    • Bellamy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellamy is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
    • Horton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Milo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Nevada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Metz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Metz is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Sheldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Moundville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Tiffin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tiffin.

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

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

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

  • Union Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kennerly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Landers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Good Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Preston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fraley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Taberville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandenburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eslinger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (220 more) ...
    • Love Mound Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Schoonover Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • French Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Tiffin had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pape
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pape is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
  • Oyer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
  • Lebeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
  • Taberville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
  • Roscoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
  • El Dorado Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monegaw Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
  • Iuka Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
  • Cobb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  • Schell City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pashaw ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pashaw is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
  • Chalk Level
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Johnson City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Rockville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Harwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people

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

Newspapers Published in Tiffin ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiffin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tiffin, 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 Tiffin.

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 Tiffin:

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 Tiffin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tiffin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.