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 Arthur Spring Ford (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 Arthur Spring Ford. 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.
Name Variations for Arthur Spring Ford ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Arthur Spring Ford: Arthur Spg. Ford (or less commonly used: Arthur Spng. Ford or Arthur Sprng. Ford)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Arthur Spring Ford is located in Gasconade 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 Gasconade County: Callaway, Crawford, Franklin, Maries, Montgomery, Osage & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Arthur Spring Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arthur Spring Ford:
- Gasconade County (The home county of Arthur Spring Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Little Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Argo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bourbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- West Sullivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Steelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Lake Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Strain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Elmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Champion City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Gerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Beemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Leslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Greenstreet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
- Beaufort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Lanes Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Belle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brinktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Freeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Linn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Westphalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loose Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Rosati
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rolla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arthur Spring Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Arthur Spring Ford.
Cemeteries Near Arthur Spring Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arthur Spring Ford.
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 Arthur Spring Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arthur Spring Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Sorrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- LeDuc UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest Perpetual Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scantlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Licklider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fuhring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McIntire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Arthur Spring Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arthur Spring Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arthur Spring Ford, with the one closest to Arthur Spring Ford listed first.
- Leduc ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leduc is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leduc
- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Cleavesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
- Jake Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- High Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- Bem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Lanes Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Safe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Belle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lois
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lois is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois
- Owensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arthur Spring Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arthur Spring Ford.
Newspapers Published in Arthur Spring Ford ...
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 Arthur Spring Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arthur Spring Ford, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arthur Spring Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Arthur Spring Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Gasconade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Maries County
- Osage County
- Phelps 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> | 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> | 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 Arthur Spring Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Arthur Spring Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |