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 (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. 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 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 is located in Boone 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 Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Wilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilton:
- Boone County (The home county of Wilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Hartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierpont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- McBaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Huntsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Stephens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Rocheport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Cedar City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Lake Mykee Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- New Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holts Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lindbergh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hord ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mokane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Scruggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Wardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Osage City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Hickory Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Eugene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Prairie Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Wooldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Clarks Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Lone Elm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Windsor Place village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Bunceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Boonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Sebree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Olean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Etterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Pleasant Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Marys Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Eldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- McGirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- High Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Latham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fortuna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Excelsior
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glensted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Bonnots Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Folk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Loose Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilton, see our County-by-County Page for Wilton.
Cemeteries Near Wilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilton.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Goshen Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friedens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steeley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cofer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Wilton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Kliever
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kliever is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kliever
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elston is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Lupus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- McGirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Folsom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Scruggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilton.
Newspapers Published in Wilton ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan 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 Wilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |