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 Wilton Springs (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 Wilton Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Wilton Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wilton Springs: Wilton Spgs. (or less commonly used: Wilton Spngs. or Wilton Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wilton Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilton Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Wilton Springs is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Wilton Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilton Springs:
- Saline County (The home county of Wilton Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Napton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Arrow Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Marshall Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saline City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Cretcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Gilliam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Fairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Boone County
- Rocheport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Wakenda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- De Witt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Lewis Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Missouri Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keytesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Blackwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Boonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Bellair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Windsor Place village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Otterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bunceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Clarks Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Dunksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Valley City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Emma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Concordia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Aullville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Morgan County
- Syracuse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Longwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Tedieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Sedalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- La Monte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilton Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Wilton Springs.
Cemeteries Near Wilton Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilton Springs.
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 Wilton Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilton Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Marshall.
- The Sunset Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144398 <3>
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Marshall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960091 <3>
- Odell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sappington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulliam - Hedges - Swisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Arrow Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Herndon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133090 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Wilton Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilton Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilton Springs, with the one closest to Wilton Springs listed first.
- Napton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Hardeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardeman is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeman
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Orearville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
- Ridge Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Prairie
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Marshall Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Arrow Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wanamaker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wanamaker is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Slater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stanhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Cretcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilton Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilton Springs.
Newspapers Published in Wilton Springs ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilton Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilton Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilton Springs.
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 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 Wilton Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Morgan County
- Pettis 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> | 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- Wilton Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wilton Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |