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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 Ulman (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 Ulman. 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 Ulman ...

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.

Another variation: Ullman.

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

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 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.

Ulman is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Camden, Cole, Maries, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage & Pulaski.

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

  • Miller County     (The home county of Ulman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ulman, with the one closest to Ulman listed first.
    • Tuscumbia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brumley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaiser
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bagnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Iberia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Marys Home
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Etterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Etterville is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
    • Aurora Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden County
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ulman, with the one closest to Ulman listed first.
    • Eugene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Henley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Hickory Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Thomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Decatur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Russellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lohman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wardsville is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
    • Scruggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Laclede County
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ulman, with the one closest to Ulman listed first.
    • Brinktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
    • Vienna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ulman, with the one closest to Ulman listed first.
    • High Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Latham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Latham is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Morgan County
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ulman, with the one closest to Ulman listed first.
    • Meta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Argyle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Argyle is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Koeltztown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Folk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ulman, with the one closest to Ulman listed first.
    • Jerome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ulman, with the one closest to Ulman listed first.
    • Hawkeye
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Swedeborg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Crocker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dixon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
    • Waynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Laquey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Saint Robert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Devils Elbow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ulman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ulman.

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

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

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

  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Colvin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Colvin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Popplewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kuykendall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Brandt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronot Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Auglaize Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

While we didn't find Ulman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ulman.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Ulman ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ulman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ulman, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ulman.

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 Ulman:

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 Ulman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ulman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.