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 Big Piney (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 Big Piney. 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 and hospitals 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.
Big Piney is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Big Piney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Piney:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Big Piney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Bloodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Saint Robert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Devils Elbow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Crocker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Dixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Camden County
- Stoutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lecoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Coulstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Lake Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Darien
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Winnipeg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Lynchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Competition
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sleeper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Evergreen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miller County
- Iberia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Duke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Edgar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Newburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Doolittle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Rolla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Sherrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Success
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Licking
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huggins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Mineral Springs City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bendavis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Raymondville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Astoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Graff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Green Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Piney, see our County-by-County Page for Big Piney.
Cemeteries Near Big Piney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Piney.
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 Big Piney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Piney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omalley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Big Piney had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Piney, with the one closest to Big Piney listed first.
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Blooming Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Edgar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Clementine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clementine is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Success
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Turley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
- Yancy Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Piney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Piney.
Newspapers Published in Big Piney ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Piney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Piney, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Piney.
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 Big Piney:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dent County
- Laclede County
- Miller County
- Phelps County
- Texas 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 Big Piney, 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- Big Piney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |