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 Wiffenberg (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 Wiffenberg. 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.
Wiffenberg is located in Gasconade 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 Gasconade County: Callaway, Crawford, Franklin, Maries, Montgomery, Osage & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Wiffenberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wiffenberg:
- Gasconade County (The home county of Wiffenberg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Owensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Little Berger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Bem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hermann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gasconade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Steedman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Mokane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tebbetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Argo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Jake Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- West Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Bourbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Leasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Beemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Gerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Detmold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Kohl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Dissen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Kiel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Greenstreet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
- Beaufort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Champion City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Strain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Etlah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Berger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Belle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Paydown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Vichy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Rhineland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McKittrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Starkenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Americus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Big Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- High Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jonesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Linn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chamois
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Loose Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bonnots Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phelps County
- Rosati
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint Charles County
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Treloar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marthasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Village of Three Creeks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Dutzow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Innsbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Truesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wiffenberg, see our County-by-County Page for Wiffenberg.
Cemeteries Near Wiffenberg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiffenberg.
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 Wiffenberg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wiffenberg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Schroeder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bieber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kahle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boeuf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Atkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Wiffenberg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wiffenberg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wiffenberg, with the one closest to Wiffenberg listed first.
- Drake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Drake is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Beemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Stony Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Hill is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Swiss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swiss is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
- Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Owensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Senate Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
- Kiel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Little Berger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Bem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Champion City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Beaufort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wiffenberg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wiffenberg.
Newspapers Published in Wiffenberg ...
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 Wiffenberg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiffenberg, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wiffenberg.
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 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 Wiffenberg:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Gasconade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Maries County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Saint Charles County
- Warren 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 Wiffenberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wiffenberg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |