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 Winchester (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 Winchester. 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 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.
Winchester is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Lee (IA), Van Buren (IA), Hancock (IL), Knox, Lewis & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Winchester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winchester:
- Clark County (The home county of Winchester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Saint Patrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clark City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Saint Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Kahoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neeper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Medill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Revere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peaksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Dumas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Forest Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Jeddo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Knox City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Sellers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- New Court Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- La Grange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Weber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- La Belle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Argola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Granger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Gorin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Arbela
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vincennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Keokuk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Galland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Croton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Croton is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Donnellson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonaparte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Meyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marcelline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Ursa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loraine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ewbanks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Fowler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paloma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coatsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sutter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Elvaston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Basco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Powellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chili
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chili is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Ferris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winchester, see our County-by-County Page for Winchester.
Cemeteries Near Winchester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winchester.
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 Winchester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winchester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Higbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sisson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cowgill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frazee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Winchester had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Saint Patrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Gregory Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gregory Landing is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Derrahs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Clark City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Kahoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neeper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benjamin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winchester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winchester.
Newspapers Published in Winchester ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winchester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winchester, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winchester.
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 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 Winchester:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Scotland County
- Lee County
- Van Buren County
- Adams County
- Hancock 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 Winchester, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winchester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |