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 Boaz (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 Boaz. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Boaz is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Boaz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boaz:
- Christian County (The home county of Boaz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Clever
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nixa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Billings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cassidy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Mound Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Spokane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Chestnutridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Scholten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Leann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Hill City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Star City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Monett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shell Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dade County
- Everton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Battlefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Sequiota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Bois D'Arc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Turners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Marionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Hoberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Heatonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Miller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freistatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stotts City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Bradfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Oto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Crane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Reeds Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cape Fair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Branson West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Day
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Merriam Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Hollister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Table Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Powersite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Kirbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kissee Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fordland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Olga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Northview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boaz, see our County-by-County Page for Boaz.
Cemeteries Near Boaz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boaz.
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 Boaz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boaz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Manley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wise Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Boaz in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boaz.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- School
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Nixa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Billings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cassidy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Bradfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brookline Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Galloway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boaz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boaz.
Newspapers Published in Boaz ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boaz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boaz, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boaz.
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 Boaz:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Dade County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Webster 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 Boaz, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boaz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |