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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 Alley (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 Alley. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Alley is located in Shannon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

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

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Alley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley, with the one closest to Alley listed first.
    • Eminence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
    • Round Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Birch Tree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
      • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
    • Winona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Montier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Akers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley, with the one closest to Alley listed first.
    • Fremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Van Buren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
    • Chicopee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley, with the one closest to Alley listed first.
    • Gila
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gila
      • From Alley to Gila
    • Jadwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bunker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Bunker is located in Dent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <2>
    • Darien
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darien. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Darien
      • From Alley to Darien
    • Doss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Coulstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coulstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coulstone
      • From Alley to Coulstone
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley, with the one closest to Alley listed first.
    • Mountain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peace Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Willow Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <2>
  • Oregon County
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley, with the one closest to Alley listed first.
    • Fruit City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Corridon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
    • Reynolds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greeley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alley, with the one closest to Alley listed first.
    • Summersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
    • Hartshorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Hattie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hattie
      • From Alley to Hattie
    • Eunice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
    • Raymondville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Solo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
      • Solo is located in Texas County
    • Mineral Springs City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
    • Elk Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Houston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Alley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Culpepper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culpepper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culpepper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delaware Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rader Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rader Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Eminence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Eminence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Grassy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Grassy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Grassy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Oakside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Turkey Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alley had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Eminence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
  • Ink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
    • Ink is located in Shannon County
  • Round Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
  • Shawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
  • Oakside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
    • Oakside is located in Shannon County
  • Birch Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
    • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
  • Summersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
  • Winona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
  • Montier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartshorn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
  • Low Wassie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Wassie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
    • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Akers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sinkin ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
      • Sinkin is located in Shannon County

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

Newspapers Published in Alley ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Alley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Alley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1525, Longitude: -91.4439    









 

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