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 Blooming Rose (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 Blooming Rose. 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 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 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.
Blooming Rose is located in Phelps 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 Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Blooming Rose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blooming Rose:
- Phelps County (The home county of Blooming Rose)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Duke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Edgar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Doolittle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Rolla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Coulstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Lecoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lake Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Howes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Doss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Winnipeg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Lynchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Falcon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Competition
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Abo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Bloodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Devils Elbow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Robert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crocker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Shannon County
- Akers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Sherrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Licking
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Success
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucyrus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raymondville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huggins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Yukon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Astoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Graff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Green Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(30 miles [48.3 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 Blooming Rose, see our County-by-County Page for Blooming Rose.
Cemeteries Near Blooming Rose ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blooming Rose.
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 Blooming Rose - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blooming Rose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Omalley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shafer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sliger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Burnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vancleve Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Blooming Rose had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blooming Rose, with the one closest to Blooming Rose listed first.
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Sherrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Big Piney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Edgar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Licking
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Maples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maples is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Success
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coulstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Ellis Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
- Venable
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Venable is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blooming Rose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blooming Rose.
Newspapers Published in Blooming Rose ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blooming Rose.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blooming Rose, 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 Blooming Rose.
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 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 Blooming Rose:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Phelps County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Laclede County
- Pulaski County
- Shannon 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 Blooming Rose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blooming Rose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |