Our Genealogy Helper
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 Amy (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 Amy. 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 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.
Amy is located in Howell 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 Howell County: Fulton (AR), Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Amy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amy:
- Howell County (The home county of Amy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- South Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Moody
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Caulfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pottersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Lebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lebo is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Ott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ott is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Cottbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- West Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Siloam Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Chapin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Cornertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Brandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- Richville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Buckhart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Gentryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Drury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Vanzant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- Koshkonong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Green Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thomasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- Elijah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Bakersfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Udall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Udall is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trail
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Hardenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brixey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Rockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Romance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Almartha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Baxter County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- Gamaliel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Wake ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Hand ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Rodney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jordan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Briarcliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mountain Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Fulton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- Ott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Sturkie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Moko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Gepp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bexar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Mammoth Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saddle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Izard County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- Dolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dolph is located in Izard County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Izard County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wiseman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Iuka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Izard County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Wideman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wideman is located in Izard County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Horseshoe Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amy, see our County-by-County Page for Amy.
Cemeteries Near Amy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amy.
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 Amy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McElmerry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Setzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cureall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spears Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pottersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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, Amy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amy, with the one closest to Amy listed first.
- South Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Moody
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Cureall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cureall is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall
- Pottersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Homeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Bakersfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Cottbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- West Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
- Sharp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sharp is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Siloam Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Udall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Udall is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Bennett's ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett's is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amy.
Newspapers Published in Amy ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amy, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amy.
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 websites either 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 Amy:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Baxter County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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- Amy) 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 Amy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |