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 Wainwright (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 Wainwright. 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 hospitals 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.
Wainwright is located in Callaway 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 Callaway County: Audrain, Boone, Cole, Gasconade, Montgomery & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near Wainwright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wainwright:
- Callaway County (The home county of Wainwright)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Holts Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Tebbetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Hord ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- New Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Mokane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Portland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Kingdom City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Oldham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Hartsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Moores Switch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Osage City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jefferson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Scruggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Saint Martins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Saint Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Teal ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Hickory Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Morrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Gasconade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Belle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paydown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Marys Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Saint Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Olean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pleasant Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- McGirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lupus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- High Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Bluffton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Americus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Loose Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Folk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Linn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chamois
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Koeltztown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Meta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Freeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Koenig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wainwright, see our County-by-County Page for Wainwright.
Cemeteries Near Wainwright ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wainwright.
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 Wainwright - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wainwright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Link Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thorp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Osage City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stokes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland - Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cadet Creek 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wainwright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wainwright.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Osage City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Bonnots Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holts Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Effie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Cedar City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Loose Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Wardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frankenstein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wainwright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wainwright.
Newspapers Published in Wainwright ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wainwright.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wainwright, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wainwright.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wainwright:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Callaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cole County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Montgomery County
- Osage 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 Wainwright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Wainwright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |