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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Belcher. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Belcher to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belcher, please Contact Us.
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 Belcher (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 Belcher. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Belcher is historic, it would have been located within present day Butler 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 Butler County: Clay (AR), Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Belcher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belcher:
- Butler County (The home county of Belcher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Harviell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oglesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Broseley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rombauer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Fisk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Qulin
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 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 Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Grandin
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Fairdealing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Naylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oxly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Doniphan
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Briar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Bennett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Ponder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Bardley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Gatewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Dudley
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Williamsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dees Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Wappapello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Shook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Moark
(16 miles [25.7 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Corning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McDougal
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Datto
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Pollard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Saint Francis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Reyno
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Middlebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Biggers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Belcher, see our County-by-County Page for Belcher.
Cemeteries Near Belcher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belcher.
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 Belcher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belcher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Military Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Hudgens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill 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.
Belcher itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belcher, with the one closest to Belcher listed first.
- Roxie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roxie is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Fairdealing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Halloran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halloran is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
- Harviell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
- Neelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hendrickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrickson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
- Keeners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keeners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeners
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Doniphan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Upalika
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Upalika is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika
- Grandin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belcher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belcher.
Newspapers Published in Belcher ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belcher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belcher, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belcher.
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 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 Belcher:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Ripley County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Belcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Belcher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |