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 Beaverdam (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 Beaverdam. 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 Beaverdam ...
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.
Another variation: Beaver Dam.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beaverdam. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaverdam.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Beaverdam is located in Ripley 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 Ripley County: Clay (AR), Randolph (AR), Butler, Carter & Oregon.
Below are the counties that are near Beaverdam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beaverdam:
- Ripley County (The home county of Beaverdam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Oxly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Naylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Doniphan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Bennett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Briar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Ponder
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Bardley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Gatewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Harviell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neelyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rombauer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Oglesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Broseley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fisk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Qulin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Fagus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Grandin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Ellsinore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Van Buren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Dudley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Puxico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Williamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dees Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Mill Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wappapello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Moark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Success
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Corning
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Datto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- McDougal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Knobel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Pollard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Middlebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Reyno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Supply
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Warm Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Biggers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beaverdam, see our County-by-County Page for Beaverdam.
Cemeteries Near Beaverdam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaverdam.
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 Beaverdam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beaverdam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Military Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCluskey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kearbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Beaverdam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beaverdam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beaverdam, with the one closest to Beaverdam listed first.
- Belcher ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belcher is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Halloran
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halloran is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Roxie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roxie is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Gamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Harviell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poplar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
- Upalika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Upalika is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika
- Doniphan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hendrickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrickson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
- Keeners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keeners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeners
- Neelyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beaverdam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaverdam.
Newspapers Published in Beaverdam ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaverdam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaverdam, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaverdam.
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 helpful 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 Beaverdam:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ripley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Carter County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Randolph 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaverdam) 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 Beaverdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |