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 Atwell (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 Atwell. 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.
Atwell is located in Miller 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 Miller County: Camden, Cole, Maries, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Atwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atwell:
- Miller County (The home county of Atwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Iberia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ulman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brumley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Kaiser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bagnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Etterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Lakeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Aurora Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Montreal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stoutland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damsel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Shawnee Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Linn Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Decaturville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Camdenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Four Seasons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Henley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Teal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Thomas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Eugene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Abo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Sleeper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Winnipeg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Brinktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Vichy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Paydown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lanes Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Meta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Freeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Folk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Doolittle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Rolla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Edgar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Crocker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swedeborg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Robert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Devils Elbow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laquey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Bloodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atwell, see our County-by-County Page for Atwell.
Cemeteries Near Atwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atwell.
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 Atwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Decker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Teeple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Dodd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Atwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atwell, with the one closest to Atwell listed first.
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Iberia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crocker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
- Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Swedeborg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Franks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franks is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Hayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Van Cleve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Glaize ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glaize is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Saint Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clementine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clementine is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atwell.
Newspapers Published in Atwell ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atwell, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atwell.
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 Atwell:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Cole County
- Laclede County
- Maries County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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 Atwell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |