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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 Carl Junction (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 Carl Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Carl Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Carl Junction: Carl Jct. (or less commonly used: Carl Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Carl Junction is located in Jasper County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Cherokee (KS), Crawford (KS), Barton, Dade, Lawrence & Newton.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Carl Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carl Junction, with the one closest to Carl Junction listed first.
    • Dupont ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dupont
      • From Carl Junction to Dupont
    • Thoms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thoms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
      • Thoms is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thoms
      • From Carl Junction to Thoms
    • Smithfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Airport Drive
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
      • Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Klondike
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Elm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oronogo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
      • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <3>
    • Webb City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Carterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Central City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Jasper County
    • Joplin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carl Junction, with the one closest to Carl Junction listed first.
    • Nashville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mindenmines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
      • Mindenmines is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <3>
    • Oakton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burgess
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Barton County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Liberal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Lamar Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Kenoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
      • Golden City is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <3>
  • Lawrence County
  • McDonald County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carl Junction, with the one closest to Carl Junction listed first.
    • Dennis Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
      • Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Grand Falls Plaza
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
      • Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Shoal Creek Drive
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
      • Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Cliff Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
      • Cliff Village is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Leawood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leawood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
      • Leawood is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Silver Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Newton County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
    • Redings Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
      • Redings Mill is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Shoal Creek Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
      • Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Saginaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Loma Linda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
      • Loma Linda is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Spring City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
      • Spring City is located in Newton County
    • Diamond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carl Junction, with the one closest to Carl Junction listed first.
    • Badger
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Badger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
      • Badger is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Badger
      • From Carl Junction to Badger
    • Lawton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Empire City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Crestline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Galena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
      • East Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Galena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Galena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
      • South Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Riverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Lowell has also been known as:
      • Lowell Station
    • Quaker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Neutral
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neutral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
      • Neutral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Neutral has also been known as:
      • Neutral City
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neutral
      • From Carl Junction to Neutral
    • Baxter Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
      • Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)
  • Labette County (KS)
  • Ottawa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carl Junction, with the one closest to Carl Junction listed first.
    • Hockerville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Lincolnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Picher ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Quapaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cardin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardin
      • Cardin is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 3 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardin <3>
    • Commerce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <3>
    • North Miami
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Ottawa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyandotte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyandotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
      • Wyandotte is located in Ottawa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyandotte <3>
    • Miami
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dotyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
      • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)

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

Cemeteries Near Carl Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carl Junction.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carl Junction had a population of 699 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carl Junction had a population of 8,430 people.

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

  • Dupont ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Dupont is located in Jasper County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dupont
    • From Carl Junction to Dupont
  • Smithfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Thoms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thoms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
    • Thoms is located in Jasper County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thoms
    • From Carl Junction to Thoms
  • Tuckahoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
    • Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County
  • Waco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Webb City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oronogo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
    • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <3>
  • West Joplin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Joplin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Galesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
    • Galesburg is located in Jasper County
  • Empire City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blendville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blendville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
      • Blendville is located in Jasper County
    • East Joplin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crestline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carl Junction ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carl Junction.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carl Junction. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carl Junction and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carl Junction.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> of Carl Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Carl Junction:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carl Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Carl Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Carl Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carl Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1767, Longitude: -94.5636    









 

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