This section of our database contains reference material on the various places connected to the slave stampedes and escapes uncovered in our research. Our source material includes period gazetteers, almanacs, and assorted map publications, such as Mitchell's New Atlas (1857), which provided most of the colored images for our state and county maps. Currently, our database contains more than 1,100 place records.
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State: Missouri

LEWIS COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Missouri, with Mississippi river on the east. Area, 500 square miles. Face of the country, even; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Monticello. Pop. in 1840, 6,040; in 1850, 6,578. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
40.084559
Longitude:
-91.728803

LEXINGTON, a thriving post-village, capital of Lafayette county, Missouri, on the right bank of Missouri river, 120 miles by the road W. from Jefferson City. The situation is high and healthy. Lexington has an active trade with the caravans of Santa Fe and the Great Salt lake. The great emigration to California which has passed through the county for several years past, has furnished a market for grain, cattle, and horses at very high prices.

Latitude:
39.180313
Longitude:
-93.869051

LIBERTY   The county seat of Clay county, about three miles north of the Missouri River, 134 miles from Jefferson City, and 260 miles from St. Louis. It contains several stores and manufactories, and has a large trade from the surrounding country.  (Missouri State Gazetteer..., 1860)

Latitude:
39.239312
Longitude:
-94.418892

LINCOLN COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Missouri, with the Mississippi river on the east. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Troy. Pop. in 1830, 4,060; in 1840, 7,449; in 1850, 9,421. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
39.058568
Longitude:
-90.957771

LINDEN,  A post village of Atcheson county, Polk township, five miles from Rockport, the county seat, 400 miles from St. Louis, and 290 miles from Jefferson City. There are two stage lines, one to Council Bluffs, 70 miles, and to St. Joseph, 80 miles. The town contains one High School, one Baptist. one Campbellite, and one Methodist Church, one Odd Fellows’ lodge, viz., Linden, No. 93.

Latitude:
40.4863910
Longitude:
-95.5374856

LINN COUNTY, situated on the northerly part of Missouri. Area, 588 square miles. Seat of justice, Linneus. Pop. in 1840, 2,245; in 1850, 4,058. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
39.864440
Longitude:
-93.108019

LINN, the county seat of Osage county, Crawford township, 100 miles from St. Louis, and 20 miles from Jefferson City.  Linn was first settled by W.M. Lamkin in the year 1843. It contains three stores, two attorneys at law, two blacksmith, four carpenters, two physicians, one school teacher, two surveyors, two tailors, and one Masonic lodge, (Linn Lodge, No.

Latitude:
38.478798
Longitude:
-91.844989

LINNEUS   The county seat of Linn county, situated six miles from the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, 325 miles from St. Louis, and 150 miles from Jefferson City. This town was settled in the year 1836, by Col. John Holland. There are two stage routes from this place, viz., one to Brunswick, 35 miles, and to Milton 25 miles. The chief products are corn, wheat, hemp and tobacco—the timber oak and walnut, the minerals coal and lead.

Latitude:
39.877495
Longitude:
-93.186594

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Missouri, and traversed by Grand river. Area, 510 square miles. Seat of justice, Chillicothe. Pop. in 1840, 4,325; in 1850, 4,247. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
39.778587
Longitude:
-93.548201

LOUISIANA, a post-village of Pike county, Missouri, on the Mississippi river, 1 mile below the mouth of Salt river, 88 miles N. E. from Jefferson City. It contains numerous warehouses, and 2 newspaper offices.  (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Latitude:
39.441456
Longitude:
-91.062033

LOUTRE ISLAND, a post-office of Montgomery CO., Missouri.  (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

LOUTRE ISLAND, A post office of Warren(sic) county, near the entrance of Loutre river into the Missouri, 41 miles east by north of Jefferson City.  (The Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1860)

Latitude:
38.7547593
Longitude:
-91.4687686

MACON CITY, Or Hudson, is a flourishing town in Macon county, situated on the junction of the North Missouri and Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, 168 miles from St. Louis, 125 from Jefferson City, and 7 from Bloomington, the county seat.  The town was laid out in the year 1856, by James N. Tirrell, J.M. Curless, and S.H.

Latitude:
39.742142
Longitude:
-92.470545

MACON COUNTY, situated in the northerly part of Missouri, and traversed by Chariton river. Area, 846 square miles. Seat of justice, Bloomington. Pop. in 1840, 6,034; in 1850, 6,565. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
39.829795
Longitude:
-92.56434

MADISON COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Missouri. Area, 780 square miles. Seat of justice, Fredericktown. Pop. in 1830, 2,371; in 1840, 3,395; in 1850, 6,003. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
37.473235
Longitude:
-90.345453

MARIES COUNTY   This county was formed from the north part of Pulaski and the southern portion of Osage Counties, by an act, approved March 2d, 1855, and had a population, in 1860, of 4946. Portions of this county have been settled for twenty-five or thirty years.

Latitude:
38.162615
Longitude:
-91.923601

MARION COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Missouri, with Mississippi river on the east. Area, 425 square miles. Seat of justice, Palmyra. Pop. in 1830, 4,837; in 1840, 9,623; in 1850, 12,230. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
39.807538
Longitude:
-91.635379

MARION, A post village of Cole county, situated on the Missouri river and Pacific Railroad, 15 miles from Jefferson City, the county seat, and 140 miles from St. Louis.  The chief products of the township are wheat and corn -- timbers, oak, walnut, &c.

Latitude:
38.6908657
Longitude:
-92.3662985

MARSHALL, The county seat of Saline county, 150 miles north-west of Jefferson City, situated near Salt Fork, a branch of Black River, 315 miles from St. Louis.  It contains seven or eight stores, three church, viz., Reformer, Presbyterian, and Methodist, also two newspaper offices, viz., Marshall Democrat, weekly, John S. Davis, publisher, and the Saline County Herald, weekly, J.

Latitude:
39.113855
Longitude:
-93.202492

MARYVILLE   The county seat of Nodaway county, Polk township, is pleasantly situated, 860 miles from St. Louis, and 240 from Jefferson City; it was first settled by Americans, in the year 1841, and the post office was established in 1845; a stage line runs from Maryville to St. Joseph, 45 miles. There is one Masonic Lodge, viz: Maryville Lodge No. 165, and White Cloud Lodge No. 92, I. O. O. F.

Latitude:
40.342532
Longitude:
-94.870961

MAYSVILLE, The county seat of De Kalb county, Camden township, is situated on the H. & St. Joseph Railroad; was first settled by James Sloan.  It contains four CHurches, viz., Cambellite, Missionary Baptist, Methodist, (south) and Cumberland Presbyterian; a High School, a Masonic Lodge, viz., Maysville No. 62, and an institution called Marysville Lyceum, numbering 48 members.  Population 350.  County Sheriff, A.C.

Latitude:
39.885628
Longitude:
-94.368991

McDONALD COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Missouri. Area, --------- square miles. Seat of justice, Rutledge. Pop. in 1850, 2,236. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
36.630218
Longitude:
-94.343956

MEMPHIS    a thriving post-village, capital of Scotland county, Missouri, is situated near the North Fabius river, 130 miles in direct line N. from Jefferson City. The land in the vicinity presents fine advantages for farming.  (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)

Latitude:
40.460798
Longitude:
-92.169929

MERCER COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Missouri. Area, ----------- square miles. Seat of justice, Princeton. Pop. in 1850, 2,691. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
40.421413
Longitude:
-93.567631

MEXICO, The county seat of Audrain county, is situated on the line of the North Missouri Railroad, 108 miles from St.

Latitude:
39.162169
Longitude:
-91.87277

MILAN, a post office of Sullivan co., Mo.  (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)

Latitude:
40.203239
Longitude:
-93.124004

MILLER COUNTY, situated in the central part of Missouri, and traversed by Osage river. Area, 555 square miles. Seat of justice, Tuscumbia. Pop. in 1840, 2,282; in 1850, 3,834. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.216720
Longitude:
-92.429871

MILTON, A post village of Randolph county, in Union township, situated on the east fork of Salt river, twelve miles from Huntsville, the county seat, 156 miles from St. Louis, and 75 miles from Jefferson City.  It was first settled by James B. Dameron in the year 1836 - in 1840 a post-office was established.  There are two stage routes, one to Paris, 18 miles, and one to Huntsville, 12 miles.  It contains one church, (Methodist) one Masonic lodge, No.

Latitude:
39.4700363
Longitude:
-92.3290684

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly part of Missouri, with Mississippi river on the east. Area, ---------- square miles. Seat of justice, Charleston. Pop. in 1850, 3,123. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
36.826264
Longitude:
-89.295929

MISSOURI.

Latitude:
38.573936
Longitude:
-92.603760

MISSOURI CITY  A post village of Clay county, in Fishing River township, beautifully situated on the Missouri river, seven miles from Liberty, the county seat, 300 miles from St. Louis, and 150 miles from Jefferson City, and on the contemplated routes of the Missouri Valley, Kansas City and Keokuk railroads. It was settled by Wm. L. Smith in the year 1848, and in 1853 a post office was established.

Latitude:
39.240021
Longitude:
-94.300889

MONITEAU COUNTY, situated in the central part of Missouri, with Missouri river on the northeast. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Jamestown. Pop. in 1850, 6,004. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.633037
Longitude:
-92.583642

MONROE COUNTY, situated on the northeasterly part of Missouri. Area, 744 square miles. Seat of justice, Paris. Pop. in 1840, 9,505; in 1850, 10,541. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
39.49827
Longitude:
-92.006458

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated in the easterly part of Missouri, with Missouri river on the south. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Danville. Pop. in 1820, 3,074; in 1830, 3,902; in 1840, 4,371; in 1850, 5,849. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.935162
Longitude:
-91.465437

MONTICELLO, The county seat of Lewis County, near the center of the county, on the North Fabius river.  It contains two churches, one Masonic lodge No. 58, six general stores, and two hotels.  It was first settled in 1833, by Geo. Bailey and J. Hubbard  Population 350.  (The Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1860)

Latitude:
40.118961
Longitude:
-91.713054

MORGAN COUNTY, situated in the central part of Missouri, with Osage river on the south. Area, 792 square miles. Seat of justice, Versailles. Pop. in 1840, 4,407; in 1850, 4,650. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.420807
Longitude:
-92.874835

MOUNT VERNON  A post village of Lawrence county, 132 miles south-west of Jefferson city.   (Missouri State Gazetteer..., 1860)

Latitude:
37.105015
Longitude:
-93.819037

NEOSHO, a post-village, capital of Newton co., Missouri, 200 miles S. W. from Jefferson City. It has considerable trade with the Indians. Extensive lead mines have been opened about 6 miles from this place.   (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Latitude:
36.846182
Longitude:
-94.399919

NEW LONDON,  The county seat of Ralls county, Spencer township, on Salt river, 150 miles from St. Louis, and 100 from Jefferson City.  The post office has been established 35 years.  There are two stage routes - to Hannibal, 16 miles, and to St. Charles, 90 miles.  The town contains one free school, and one high school in the course of erection, one church, Reformers, one Masonic Lodge, Blue Ridge Lodge, No.

Latitude:
39.584202
Longitude:
-91.398899

NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo., c. h. at New Madrid. Bounded N. and N. E. by Scott and Mississippi counties E. and S. by the Mississippi River, separating it from Kentucky and W. by Dunklin co. The surface is level, and the soil, in parts not liable to inundation, is fertile. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)

Latitude:
36.594261
Longitude:
-89.655948

NEW MADRID, Mo., c. h. New Madrid co. On the N. side of a considerable bend in the Mississippi River. 271 miles S. E. from Jefferson City. In 1811 and 1812 this place was visited with earthquakes. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)

Latitude:
36.586356
Longitude:
-89.551184

NEWTON COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Missouri. Area (in 1840), 1,150 square miles. Seat of justice, Neosho. Pop. in 1840, 3,790; in 1850, 4,268. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
36.908017
Longitude:
-94.334741

NODAWAY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Missouri. Area, ------ square miles. Seat of justice, Marysville. Pop. in 1850, 2,118. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
40.360484
Longitude:
-94.883281

OREGON COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Thomasville. Pop. in 1850, 1,432. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
36.684867
Longitude:
-91.402902

OREGON, a post-village, capital of Holt co., Mo., 210 N. W. by W. from Jefferson City.  (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Latitude:
39.986092
Longitude:
-95.143302

OSAGE COUNTY, situated in the central part of Missouri, with Missouri and Osage rivers on the northwest, and traversed by the Gasconade river. Area, --------- square miles. Seat of justice, Linn. Pop. in 1850, 6,704. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.464253
Longitude:
-91.859504

OSCEOLA  post-village of St. Clair co., Missouri, on the Osage river, 132 miles W. S. W from Jefferson City, has 1 newspaper office.  (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)

Latitude:
38.045962
Longitude:
-93.694081

OZARK COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Rockbridge. Pop. in 1850, 2,294. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
36.649643
Longitude:
-92.458580

OZARK   The county seat of Christian county, Finley township, on Finley creek, 15 miles from Springfield, the county seat of Greene county. Christian is a new county lately organized, and formerly a portion of Greene county, distant 250 miles from St. Louis, and 143 from Jefferson city. It contains an institute, one Christian and one Methodist church, two general stores, one flouring and one grist mill, two druggists, three distillers, two hotels and four saw mills.

Latitude:
37.017541
Longitude:
-93.214879

PALMYRA, a flourishing post-village, capital of Marion county, Missouri, 100 miles N. E. from Jefferson City. The situation is high and healthy; the water is excellent. Marion City, the landing-place of Palmyra on the Mississippi, is 6 miles distant. The railroad which is in course of construction between Hannibal and St. Joseph will pass through Palmyra.

Latitude:
39.798554
Longitude:
-91.527162

PAPINSViLLE, a post-village, capital of Bates co., Missouri, on the Osage river, 120 miles in a straight line W. S. W. from Jefferson City.  (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)

PAPINSVILLE   A post office of Bates county, on the Osage river, 103 miles west by south west of Jefferson CIty.  (Missouri State Gazetteer..., 1860) 

Latitude:
38.0672527
Longitude:
-94.2268922