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 Vandiver (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 Vandiver. 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 northwest 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 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.
Vandiver is located in Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Vandiver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vandiver:
- Audrain County (The home county of Vandiver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Rush Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laddonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Saling ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Vandalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sturgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Riggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Hinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Moores Switch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Auxvasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Santa Fe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Florida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Stoutsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Middle Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Wellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gamma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- New Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellflower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Americus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- New Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Madisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- The Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- Clark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vandiver, see our County-by-County Page for Vandiver.
Cemeteries Near Vandiver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vandiver.
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 Vandiver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vandiver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mexico.
- The East Lawn Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Eastlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28517 <2>
- Lockridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Brendans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Benton City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eubank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bean Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove 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>
While we didn't find Vandiver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vandiver.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Mexico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Bryans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bryans is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
- Rush Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Worcester ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worcester is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Auxvasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bachelor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bachelor is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Laddonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shamrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- McCredie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McCredie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Santa Fe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vandiver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vandiver.
Newspapers Published in Vandiver ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vandiver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vandiver, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vandiver.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Vandiver:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Audrain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Randolph 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 Vandiver, 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 from Point A (ie- Vandiver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |