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 Bennett Springs (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 Bennett Springs. 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 Bennett Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bennett Springs: Bennett Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bennett Spngs. or Bennett Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bennett Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bennett Springs.
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 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 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.
Bennett Springs is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Bennett Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennett Springs:
- Laclede County (The home county of Bennett Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Eldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Phillipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sleeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Pease
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Abo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Falcon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Decaturville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Macks Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stoutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camdenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linn Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Montreal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Barnumton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Damsel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Climax Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Windyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Long Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Leadmine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Celt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Tunas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Charity ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Urbana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- Fair Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Nemo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Timbers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galmey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Goodson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Polk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Sentinel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Tin Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laquey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Rader
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Elkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Niangua
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Conklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Marshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wright County
- Grovespring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennett Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Bennett Springs.
Cemeteries Near Bennett Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennett Springs.
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 Bennett Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennett Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peppers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atchley - Blackfoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scrivner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barclay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Knob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Bennett Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennett Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennett Springs, with the one closest to Bennett Springs listed first.
- Tilden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tilden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Long Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Eldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leadmine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Celt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Brush Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wood Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wood Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill
- Phillipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sleeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Spring Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Decaturville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennett Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennett Springs.
Newspapers Published in Bennett Springs ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennett Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennett Springs, 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 Bennett Springs.
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 websites either 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 Bennett Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Laclede County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hickory County
- Polk County
- Pulaski County
- Webster County
- Wright 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 Bennett Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bennett Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |