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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 Agnes (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 Agnes. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Agnes is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.

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

  • Laclede County     (The home county of Agnes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agnes, with the one closest to Agnes listed first.
    • Competition
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Evergreen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Twin Bridges
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Pease
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Falcon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Winnipeg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Abo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Brush Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Conway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agnes, with the one closest to Agnes listed first.
    • Stoutland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Decaturville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agnes, with the one closest to Agnes listed first.
    • Long Lane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Windyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Phelps County
    • Duke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agnes, with the one closest to Agnes listed first.
    • Laquey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Bloodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Waynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Robert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedeborg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agnes, with the one closest to Agnes listed first.
    • Plato
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Roby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Bendavis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Huggins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Success
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Bucyrus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Former name for Dunn:
      • Impo
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agnes, with the one closest to Agnes listed first.
    • Rader
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
    • Niangua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Marshfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
    • Elkland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Crown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Diggins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agnes, with the one closest to Agnes listed first.
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Saint George
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Grovespring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Astoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Green Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Graff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Hartville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Odin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Macomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Mansfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Agnes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Agnes.

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

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

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

  • Bohanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Amos Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hough Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dupue Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sharpe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Emmerson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Whitson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Agnes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Agnes.

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

  • Competition
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Competition is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Orla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Orla is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
  • Russ
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Russ is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
  • Pease
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pease is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Grovespring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint George is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakland is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Nebo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nebo is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Drynob
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Drynob is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
  • Manes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manes is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
  • Rader
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rader is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
  • Fuson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fuson is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Boyer is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Abo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Brush Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Agnes ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Agnes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Agnes, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Agnes.

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 Agnes:

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>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- Agnes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Agnes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.