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 Westville (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 Westville. 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 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.
Westville is located in Chariton 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 Chariton County: Carroll, Howard, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Randolph & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Westville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westville:
- Chariton County (The home county of Westville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Rothville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Keytesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Triplett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Snyder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Adair County
- Nind ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Hale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- De Witt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Bosworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Tina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Marceline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Laclede
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Linneus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fountain Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Purdin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Wheeling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Lingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kaseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Hart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Callao
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Bevier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Excello
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goldsberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Barnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Thomas Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Darksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Clifton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Yates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Moberly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Miami
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- West Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Slater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- Winigan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westville, see our County-by-County Page for Westville.
Cemeteries Near Westville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westville.
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 Westville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Locke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Welch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Musselfork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Marceline.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30349 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lingo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Westville had a population of 140 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westville, with the one closest to Westville listed first.
- Mike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
- Marceline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamden is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Wien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wien is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
- Bynumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bynumville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynumville
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Rothville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Lagonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lagonda is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Lingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Bucklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Indian Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Saint Catharine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Catharine is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Prairie Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westville.
Newspapers Published in Westville ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Westville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Sullivan 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 Westville, 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' (or 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- Westville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |