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 Carico (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 Carico. 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.
Carico is located in Stone 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 Stone County: Carroll (AR), Barry, Christian, Lawrence & Taney.
Below are the counties that are near Carico. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carico:
- Stone County (The home county of Carico)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reeds Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Oto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- McCord Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ponce de Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Branson West
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cape Fair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Dollar City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Hurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberling City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Scholten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Jenkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Leann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Hill City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Shell Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerald Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Chain-O-Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Spokane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnutridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saddlebrooke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Green Mound Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clever
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nixa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Ozark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Billings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Chadwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Battlefield
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Sequiota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Marionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Halltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Branson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Table Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Hollister
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Rockaway Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oasis is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Kirbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Melva ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Powersite
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Webster County
- Rogersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Boone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Blue Eye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Urbanette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Holiday Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Conway County (AR)
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carico, see our County-by-County Page for Carico.
Cemeteries Near Carico ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carico.
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 Carico - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carico covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Yocum Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stults Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Fair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Noland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Seaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nickerson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Philibert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Carico in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carico.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carico, with the one closest to Carico listed first.
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Ponce de Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Cape Fair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Radical
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- School
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Marmaros
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Walnut Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
- Scholten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Branson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carico. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carico.
Newspapers Published in Carico ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carico.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carico, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carico.
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 Carico:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Taney County
- Webster County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Carico) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |