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 Whitham (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 Whitham. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Whitham 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 Whitham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitham:
- Chariton County (The home county of Whitham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Triplett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Snyder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rothville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Missouri Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Keytesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Hale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bosworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- De Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Tina
(12 miles [19.3 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Wakenda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bogard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mandeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Palemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Norborne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Howard County
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette County
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Forker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Fountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Laclede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Marceline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linneus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Bucklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Purdin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Avalon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Wheeling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Dawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Ludlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Chula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Lingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Hart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Kaseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- New Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Clifton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Thomas Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Miami
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Slater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gilliam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Malta Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Pass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Little Osage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- West Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitham, see our County-by-County Page for Whitham.
Cemeteries Near Whitham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitham.
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 Whitham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Mendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winfrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCullough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Kennedy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Grove 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.<2>
While we didn't find Whitham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitham, with the one closest to Whitham listed first.
- Snyder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Mendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Little Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Newcomer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomer is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Bosworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Grove is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Rothville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- De Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Tina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Mike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mike is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mike
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitham.
Newspapers Published in Whitham ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitham, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitham.
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 helpful 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 Whitham:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Chariton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Saline 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> | 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 Whitham, 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' (or 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- Whitham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |