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Audrain county was formed from a non-county area with portions under the administration of Montgomery, Callaway, Boone, Ralls, or Monroe counties at various times prior to its official establishment in 1836. The county was organized in December of that year, and was named for The county was organized December 13, 1836, and named for Colonel James Audrain James Hunter Audrain of the War of 1812 ...
Located in Cuivre Township, Audrain County, Missouri, in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 27, Township 52 N, Range 6 West. The first cemetery of Farber was located within the present city limits, just north of the Farber Baptist Church and the Farber United Presbyterian Church. There were many graves in it when Farber purchased four acres of land on October 6, 1883, from William and Katrina...
Originally proposed to be incorporated as “Rest Haven”, Elmwood was known as the “new” cemetery until 1909 when it officially became Elmwood Cemetery. In the beginning most lots in the cemetery were either cared for by family members or the Perpetual Care Fund. Since some lots fell into disrepair in the 1950s and 1960s the City of Mexico gradually became more involved in maintaining lots. The ...
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On September 27,1864 in Centrailia Audrain, County, Missouri. Confederate Leader William "Bloody Bill" Anderson led his unit which included the James and Cole brothers on a raid. Some of his unit were dressed in captured Union uniforms and were about to destroy railroads. A train with both civilian and Union soldiers was stopped. The soldier were separated from the civilians and killed. Later t...