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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 Bidwell (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 Bidwell. 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.

Bidwell 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 Bidwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bidwell:

  • Laclede County     (The home county of Bidwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleeper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Lebanon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brush Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Abo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Phillipsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Falcon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Conway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pease
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
    • Decaturville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • White City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Camdenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Montreal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoutland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Linn Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Macks Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Damsel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Osage Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Barnumton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
    • Celt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Leadmine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Westfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Windyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Tunas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Long Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Louisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Urbana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timbers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Nemo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
    • Kaiser
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brumley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Ulman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bagnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Iberia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuscumbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
    • Laurie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gravois Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bidwell, with the one closest to Bidwell listed first.
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hawkeye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Swedeborg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Laquey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Crocker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Waynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Robert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • Rader
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader

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

Cemeteries Near Bidwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bidwell.

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

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

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

  • Shith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Darrow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hufft Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Claiborne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bradshaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fulbright Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Hooper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickerson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Bidwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bidwell.

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

  • Decaturville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Eldridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sleeper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Montreal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wet Glaize
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Roach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Celt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Celt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Linn Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stoutland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Toronto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Toronto is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Leadmine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Glaize ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Glaize is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
    • Macks Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Bidwell ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bidwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bidwell, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bidwell.

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 Bidwell:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bidwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Bidwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.