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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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Troy Mills: Troy Mls. (or less commonly used: Troy Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Troy Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy Mills.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
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 may 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)
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Novinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Gibbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nind ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- 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)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Kenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Baring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Novelty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hedge City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- 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)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Bucklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- 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)
- South Gifford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Love Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Goldsberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Barnesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Sue City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Atlanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Hart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- 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)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Livonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- 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)
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Julesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Downing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Coatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- 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)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Pleasant Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Kilwinning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Shelby County
- Leonard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Greencastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winigan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Owasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Green City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Boynton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pollock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
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.
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 Troy Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Park View Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stukey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sloans Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parcell Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salisbury - Parcels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yarrow UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <3>
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Canaday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lutz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Kirksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lindersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindersville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Novinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Nind ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sperry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sperry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Sublette ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sublette is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brashear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Loeffler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loeffler is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
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]<4>. 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 start with 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 Troy Mills:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Adair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Linn County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Shelby County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Troy Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |