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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 Bentonville (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 Bentonville. 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 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.

Bentonville is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Bentonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bentonville:

  • Benton County     (The home county of Bentonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Tackner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Warsaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Racket
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Edwards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Edmonson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Palo Pinto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Lincoln
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Zora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Ionia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Cole Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Climax Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Barnumton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Macks Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Caplinger Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
    • Lebeck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Urbana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Louisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Tightwad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Brownington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Deepwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Yolo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • La Due
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Avery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Quincy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Wheatland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timbers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Galmey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Weaubleau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Nemo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Pittsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Flemington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Humansville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sentinel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Rondo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Polk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Dunnegan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Goodson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.
    • Gerster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Osceola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lowry City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Roscoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Monegaw Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Johnson City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bentonville, see our County-by-County Page for Bentonville.

Cemeteries Near Bentonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bentonville.

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 Bentonville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bentonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.

  • Cobb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bird Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beyers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Akens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wisdom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joplin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iconium Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pippens 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bentonville had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bentonville, with the one closest to Bentonville listed first.

  • Harper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Fairfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfield is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Avery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Iconium
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
  • Quincy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Quincy is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Terry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Terry is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Tackner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tackner is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
  • Finey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Finey is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
  • Warsaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Wheatland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Cross Timbers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Mount Zion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Zion is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bentonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bentonville.

Newspapers Published in Bentonville ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bentonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bentonville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bentonville.

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 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 Bentonville:

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 Bentonville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bentonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.