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 Bend (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 Bend. 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 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.
Bend is located in Maries 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 Maries County: Gasconade, Miller, Osage, Phelps & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bend:
- Maries County (The home county of Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Paydown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lindell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lanes Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Belle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brinktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Callaway County
- Tebbetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Taos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Osage City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Wardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Henley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Argo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Leasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Lake Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Strain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Bland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Owensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Iberia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marys Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Freeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Koenig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koeltztown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Westphalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Linn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Folk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Loose Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bonnots Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Doolittle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Rolla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Rosati
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Elbow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crocker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Robert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Bend.
Cemeteries Near Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bend.
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 Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloom Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tennison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Feeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tennison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Branson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowles Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bend, with the one closest to Bend listed first.
- Lindell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Paydown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lois
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lois is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lanes Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- High Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- Belle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Safe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Leduc ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leduc is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leduc
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Koeltztown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Cleavesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bend.
Newspapers Published in Bend ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bend, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bend:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Maries County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Miller 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> | 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 Bend, 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' (or 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- Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |