Our Genealogy Helper
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 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 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harviell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harviell
- Harviell is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harviell <3>
- Kelly Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <3>
- Neelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
- Neelyville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <3>
- Oglesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Broseley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broseley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broseley
- Broseley is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broseley <3>
- Rombauer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Fisk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <3>
- Qulin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Fagus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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) - Ellsinore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <3>
- Chicopee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Gamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Naylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Oxly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Doniphan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <3>
- Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Briar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Bennett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Ponder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Bardley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Gatewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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) - Puxico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <3>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
- Dees Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Wappapello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappapello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappapello
- Wappapello is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappapello <3>
- Mill Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Shook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Piedmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
- 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) - Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Success
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Corning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Clay County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
- McDougal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Datto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Pollard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Pollard is located in Clay County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollard <3>
- Knobel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Peach Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Saint Francis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Saint Francis is located in Clay County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <3>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Middlebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Maynard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Supply
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Biggers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- 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.
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]<4>. 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ripley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stoddard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Randolph County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Butler County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Butler County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Hill Cemetery
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Springs Cemetery
- Houts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houts Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Creek Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheppard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheppard Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
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- Hudgens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgens Cemetery
- Sparkman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Hudgens Cemetery
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) - Fairdealing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Gamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Halloran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Harviell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harviell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harviell
- Harviell is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harviell <3>
- Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <3>
- Hilliard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Neelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
- Neelyville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <3>
- Hendrickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
- Hendrickson is located in Butler County
- Keeners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Doniphan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <3>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Upalika
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Grandin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Moark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Upalika
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Belcher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7237, Longitude: -90.5754 In this case, the coordinates for Belcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |