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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 Bucyrus (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 Bucyrus. 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.

Bucyrus is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

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

  • Texas County     (The home county of Bucyrus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucyrus, with the one closest to Bucyrus listed first.
    • Mineral Springs City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Houston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Success
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Simmons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Solo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Raymondville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elk Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Yukon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Bendavis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Huggins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Licking
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucyrus, with the one closest to Bucyrus listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Darien
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jadwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Jack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Douglas County
    • Vanzant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucyrus, with the one closest to Bucyrus listed first.
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Willow Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Burnham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Mountain View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucyrus, with the one closest to Bucyrus listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Winnipeg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Competition
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Falcon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucyrus, with the one closest to Bucyrus listed first.
    • Beulah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Pulaski County
    • Bloodland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
  • Shannon County
    • Akers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bucyrus, with the one closest to Bucyrus listed first.
    • Graff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Astoria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Green Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Mountain Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Saint George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Norwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Bucyrus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bucyrus.

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

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

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

  • Emery Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Foard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • County Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cavaness Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • Old Concord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Burnett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tuttle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Bucyrus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bucyrus.

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

  • Houston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Plum Valley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
  • Ellis Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
  • Lundy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lundy is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Venable
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Venable is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable
  • Dykes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dykes is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
  • Bado
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bado is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
  • Samoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Samoa is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoa
  • Success
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alice is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Roubidoux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Elk Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Raymondville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Huggins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins

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

Newspapers Published in Bucyrus ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bucyrus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bucyrus, 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 Bucyrus.

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 websites either 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 Bucyrus:

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 Bucyrus, 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- Bucyrus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.