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 Van Cleve (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 Van Cleve. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Van Cleve is located in Maries 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 Maries County: Gasconade, Miller, Osage, Phelps & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Van Cleve. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Van Cleve:
- Maries County (The home county of Van Cleve)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Brinktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paydown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lindell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Cedar City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Lake Mykee Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Lake Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osage Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Montreal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damsel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Four Seasons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Teal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Henley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Eugene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Wardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Taos
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Osage City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Jefferson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Scruggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gasconade County
- Bland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marys Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Iberia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscumbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ulman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Etterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Brumley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Olean
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Aurora Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Bagnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kaiser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moniteau County
- High Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Barnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Meta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Folk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Westphalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loose Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Koenig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Linn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bonnots Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Doolittle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Rolla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crocker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Swedeborg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Devils Elbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Robert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Van Cleve, see our County-by-County Page for Van Cleve.
Cemeteries Near Van Cleve ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Cleve.
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 Van Cleve - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Van Cleve covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Pendleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stokes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jim - Matt Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crisman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Van Cleve had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Van Cleve, with the one closest to Van Cleve listed first.
- Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
- Saint Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Babbtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Koeltztown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Teal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marys Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Iberia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Hayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hickory Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Van Cleve. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Cleve.
Newspapers Published in Van Cleve ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Cleve.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Cleve, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Cleve.
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 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 Van Cleve:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Maries County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Cole County
- Gasconade County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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 Van Cleve, 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- Van Cleve) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |