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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 Bado (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 Bado. 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 doctors and 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.

Bado is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

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

  • Texas County     (The home county of Bado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bado, with the one closest to Bado listed first.
    • Bendavis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Huggins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Simmons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Bucyrus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Solo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Houston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cabool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dunn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dunn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Former name for Dunn:
      • Impo
    • Mineral Springs City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Success
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sargent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Yukon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
  • Dent County
    • Coulstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bado, with the one closest to Bado listed first.
    • Vanzant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Drury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Drury is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Buckhart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
    • Olathia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Richville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Richville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Gentryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bado, with the one closest to Bado listed first.
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Willow Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Mountain View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pomona is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bado, with the one closest to Bado listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Competition
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Winnipeg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Falcon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bado, with the one closest to Bado listed first.
    • Beulah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Pulaski County
    • Bloodland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bado, with the one closest to Bado listed first.
    • Graff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Astoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Mountain Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Saint George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Norwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Hartville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Macomb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Odin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Grovespring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Bado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bado.

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

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

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

  • Hamilton Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jarrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
    • The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery
  • Rocky Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Altis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Canada Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Foard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Emery Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stubbs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Gravel Point ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gravel Point is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
  • Lundy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lundy is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Dykes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dykes is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
  • Alice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alice is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Fowler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowler is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Huggins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Plum Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Plum Valley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Elk Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Cabool
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Houston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Antler ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Antler is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ellis Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
    • Rail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
    • Roubidoux
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux

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

Newspapers Published in Bado ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bado, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bado.

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 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 Bado:

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>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 Bado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.