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 Toledo (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 Toledo. 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 doctors 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.
Toledo is located in Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Toledo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toledo:
- Callaway County (The home county of Toledo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingdom City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steedman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mokane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auxvasse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- New Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Tebbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Lake Mykee Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Benton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Rush Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Laddonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oldham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Pierpont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Stephens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Moores Switch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Osage City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Jefferson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Taos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Berger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kohl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Hermann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Little Berger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Americus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Starkenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Big Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rhineland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKittrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellflower
(27 miles [43.5 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 Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Chamois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Loose Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Linn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toledo, see our County-by-County Page for Toledo.
Cemeteries Near Toledo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toledo.
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 Toledo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toledo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guerrart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kibby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Whitehead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Muir Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Toledo had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toledo, with the one closest to Toledo listed first.
- Calwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calwood is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwood
- Reform
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reform is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Readsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Readsville is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsville
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hams Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Callaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- McCredie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCredie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Chamois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Auxvasse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Mineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mineola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Shamrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toledo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toledo.
Newspapers Published in Toledo ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toledo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toledo, 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 Toledo.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Toledo:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Montgomery County
- Osage 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 Toledo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toledo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |