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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Worcester. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Worcester to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Worcester, please Contact Us.

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 Worcester (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 Worcester. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Worcester is historic, it would have been located within present day Audrain 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 Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.

Below are the counties that are near Worcester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Worcester:

  • Audrain County     (The home county of Worcester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • Rush Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Laddonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Farber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Farber is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Benton City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Mexico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandiver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Martinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Vandalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
    • Tulip
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tulip is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Larrabee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • Centralia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hallsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturgeon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • Auxvasse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hatton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Williamsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kingdom City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stephens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephens is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Lindbergh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
    • Fulton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fulton is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • Olney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Olney is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • Santa Fe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
    • Florida
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stoutsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Goss
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Paris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • North Fork is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • Holliday
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Monroe City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Granville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Montgomery City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gamma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellflower
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • New Florence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • New Harmony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • New Harmony is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • Curryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Frankford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ashley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Bowling Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • Perry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
    • Madisonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Madisonville is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • The Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
    • Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rensselaer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.
    • Hunnewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Lakenan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Worcester, see our County-by-County Page for Worcester.

Cemeteries Near Worcester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worcester.

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 Worcester - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Worcester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.

  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eubank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bean Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mexico.
    • The East Lawn Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Cemetery
    • East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28517 <3>
  • Benton City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farber Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Brendans Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Muldrow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lick Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Unity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.

Worcester itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Worcester, with the one closest to Worcester listed first.

  • Rush Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Laddonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Molino
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Molino is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
  • Santa Fe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Hutchison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchison is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
  • Mexico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Benton City is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Farber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Farber is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Perry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hartford is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
  • Strother
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Strother is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
  • Thompson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Victor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Victor is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Vandalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Greenlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Worcester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Worcester.

Newspapers Published in Worcester ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worcester.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Worcester, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Worcester.

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 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 Worcester:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Worcester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Worcester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.