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 Budapest (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 Budapest. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Budapest is located in Ripley 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 Ripley County: Clay (AR), Randolph (AR), Butler, Carter & Oregon.
Below are the counties that are near Budapest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Budapest:
- Ripley County (The home county of Budapest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Fairdealing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Doniphan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Naylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Briar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Bennett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Ponder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Bardley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Gatewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Harviell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Neelyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rombauer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Oglesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Broseley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fisk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Qulin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Fagus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Grandin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Ellsinore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chicopee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Van Buren
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Oregon County
- Calm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Williamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Dees Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wappapello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Current View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Success
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Moark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Datto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- McDougal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Middlebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Supply
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Maynard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Warm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Reyno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Biggers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Ingram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Spikes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Budapest, see our County-by-County Page for Budapest.
Cemeteries Near Budapest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Budapest.
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 Budapest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Budapest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Beaver Dam Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCluskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kearbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Margaret Trainor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Budapest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Budapest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Budapest, with the one closest to Budapest listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Halloran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halloran is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
- Grandin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Fairdealing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Belcher ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belcher is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Gamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Doniphan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roxie is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Upalika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Upalika is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika
- Harviell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keeners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keeners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeners
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poplar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hilliard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
- Hendrickson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrickson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Budapest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Budapest.
Newspapers Published in Budapest ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Budapest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Budapest, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Budapest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Budapest:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ripley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Carter County
- Oregon County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Randolph 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> | 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- Budapest) 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 Budapest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |