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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 Troy (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. 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 ...

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.

In past government published Postal Guides, Troy was referred to as Troy Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Troy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy.

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.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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.

Troy is located in Lincoln County and is the County Seat.

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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Troy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Moscow Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cave is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Davis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fountain N' Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
      • Fountain N' Lakes village
    • Briscoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mackville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawk Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Argentville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Silex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Chain-of-Rocks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Jonesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellflower
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Gamma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • High Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Middletown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • New Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McKittrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Eolia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sledd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Paynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Annada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Annada is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Cyrene
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ashley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Calumet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Clarksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bowling Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarrants
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
    • New Harmony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Flint Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Foristell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wentzville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Josephville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Saint Paul
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Melle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • O'Fallon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • All Saints Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
    • Cottleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Peters
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Louis County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Wright City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Truesdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Innsbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Pendleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marthasville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dutzow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Treloar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
  • Calhoun County (IL)
  • Greene County (IL)
    • East Hardin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
  • Jersey County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Troy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Troy City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Guthrie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Frieden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Alexandria Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bricker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (294 more) ...
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Compton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Troy had a population of 971 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Troy had a population of 13,341 people.

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

  • Moscow Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Linns Mills ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
  • Famous
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
  • Davis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mashek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mashek is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
  • Briscoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Owen ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Owen is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
  • Chantilly ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chantilly is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
  • Mackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Okete
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Okete is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
  • Hawk Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wright City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Troy ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Troy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Troy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Troy.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Troy.

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 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 Troy:

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 Troy, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.