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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 Adonis (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 Adonis. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Adonis is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Adonis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Polk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Rondo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Flemington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Goodson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
    • Humansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dunnegan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Halfway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Fair Play
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wishart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
    • Aldrich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Morrisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Edwards
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tackner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Warsaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Macks Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Climax Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Caplinger Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
    • Stockton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Umber View Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Lebeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Bona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bona is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
    • Dadeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Corry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Corry is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Urbana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Louisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Tunas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Leadmine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Windyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Celt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Long Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Fair Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Galmey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Nemo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Hermitage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wheatland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Weaubleau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Cross Timbers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Avery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adonis, with the one closest to Adonis listed first.
    • Collins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Cobb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roscoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Lowry City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
  • Webster County
    • Elkland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland

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

Cemeteries Near Adonis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adonis.

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

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

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

  • Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Saap Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McCracken Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rondo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rondo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rondo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982303 <3>
  • Leiman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • Tillery Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Adonis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adonis.

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

  • Sentinel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sentinel is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Former name for Sentinel:
    • Sentinel Prairie
  • Pittsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rondo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rondo is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Polk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Elkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Galmey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Galmey is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
  • Goodson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
  • Ingalls ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ingalls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Wheatland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Weaubleau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Humansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Louisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Adonis ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adonis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adonis, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adonis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Adonis:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Adonis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Adonis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.