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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Troy Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Troy Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Troy Mills, 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 Troy Mills (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 Troy Mills. 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.
Name Variations for Troy Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Troy Mills: Troy Mls. (or less commonly used: Troy Mlls.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Troy Mills is historic, it would have been located within present day Adair County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adair County: Knox, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Troy Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy Mills:
- Adair County (The home county of Troy Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Kirksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirksville <2>
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Novinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Danforth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gibbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Gibbs is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbs <2>
- Nind ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Hurdland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Kenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Baring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <2>
- Edina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Edina is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <2>
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Novelty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Novelty is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <2>
- Hedge City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Rutledge is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutledge <2>
- Plevna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- New Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Bucklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- South Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- South Gifford is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <2>
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Love Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Goldsberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Barnesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Sue City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <2>
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Hart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Livonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Greentop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentop
- Greentop is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentop <2>
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Julesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
- Downing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Coatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Retreat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Kilwinning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilwinning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Shelby County
- Leonard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
- Leonard
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Sticklerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sticklerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Greencastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <2>
- Winigan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Owasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Green City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Boynton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Pollock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troy Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Troy Mills.
Cemeteries Near Troy Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy Mills.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troy Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Ownbey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ownbey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ownbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Park View Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park View Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park View Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Kirksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30743 <5>
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stukey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stukey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31824 <5>
- Cater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Highland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sloans Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloans Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloans Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Parcell Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parcell Salisbury Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parcell Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salisbury - Parcels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury - Parcels Cemetery
- Prough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prough Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Yarrow UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarrow UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yarrow UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Yarrow.
- The Yarrow UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pierceville Cemetery
- Tick Hill Cemetery
- Yarrow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157563 <5>
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Canaday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaday Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27921 <5>
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31527 <5>
- Lutz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Canaday Cemetery
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 Troy Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Troy Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troy Mills, with the one closest to Troy Mills listed first.
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Kirksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirksville <2>
- Lindersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
- Lindersville is located in Adair County
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Novinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Danforth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Nind ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <2>
- Gibbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Gibbs is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbs <2>
- Sperry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sublette ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Loeffler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brashear
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troy Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy Mills.
Newspapers Published in Troy Mills ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy Mills, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy Mills.
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 either 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 Troy Mills:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Adair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Macon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Schuyler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scotland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Adair County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Troy Mills, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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- Troy Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Troy Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1467, Longitude: -92.6005 In this case, the coordinates for Troy Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |