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 Youngstown (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 Youngstown. 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.
Youngstown is located in Adair 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 Adair County: Knox, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Youngstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Youngstown:
- Adair County (The home county of Youngstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Novinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Kirksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Millard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Nind ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Gibbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brashear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Hurdland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Kenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Baring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Edina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Novelty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hedge City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Browning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bucklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Purdin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- South Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Gifford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- La Plata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Goldsberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Love Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Sue City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Hart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- New Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Livonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Pearl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Greentop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Julesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Downing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Coatsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Pleasant Retreat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Kilwinning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sticklerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Winigan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Green City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Owasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Pennville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Boynton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pollock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Appanoose County (IA)
- Coal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Youngstown, see our County-by-County Page for Youngstown.
Cemeteries Near Youngstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Youngstown.
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 Youngstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Youngstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Lutz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salisbury - Parcels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sloans Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pinkerton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parcell Salisbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Collett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baden Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ownbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Novinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yarrow UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yarrow UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Yarrow.
- The Yarrow UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pierceville Cemetery
- Tick Hill Cemetery
- Yarrow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157563 <2>
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Youngstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Youngstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Youngstown, with the one closest to Youngstown listed first.
- Novinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lindersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lindersville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
- Kirksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Nind ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Millard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Loeffler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loeffler is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler
- Stahl ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stahl is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl
- Shibleys Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shibleys Point is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shibleys Point
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Sublette ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sublette is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sticklerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Sperry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sperry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Youngstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Youngstown.
Newspapers Published in Youngstown ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Youngstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Youngstown, 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 Youngstown.
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 helpful 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 Youngstown:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Adair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Linn County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Schuyler County
- Scotland County
- Sullivan County
- Appanoose 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 Youngstown, 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- Youngstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |