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 Carns Ford (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 Carns Ford. 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 Carns Ford ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Carns Ford: Carns Frd.
- While the name of this community is Carns Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Carns Ford may originally have been Carn's Ford.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Carns Ford might be written as Carn Ford.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Carns Ford is located in Dade 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 Dade County: Barton, Cedar, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Carns Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carns Ford:
- Dade County (The home county of Carns Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Bona
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Dadeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Everton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Lockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Layneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Golden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Kenoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Umber View Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caplinger Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Jerico Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Willowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Virgil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Lebeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- El Dorado Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Ash Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bois D'Arc
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Weaubleau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galmey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Stinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Round Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Halltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Miller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Heatonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Red Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Aldrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fair Play
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Dunnegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Graydon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Wishart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Morrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Humansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rondo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Gerster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Roscoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Montevallo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Bellamy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carns Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Carns Ford.
Cemeteries Near Carns Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carns Ford.
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 Carns Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carns Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Asbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fullington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bald Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Devine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crisp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Trimble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Carns Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carns Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carns Ford, with the one closest to Carns Ford listed first.
- Cane Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Hill is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Hill
- Seybert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seybert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybert
- Corry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Dadeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bearcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bearcreek is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
- Aldrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fair Play
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Graydon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Arnica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arnica is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnica
- Walnut Grove
(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 Carns Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carns Ford.
Newspapers Published in Carns Ford ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carns Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carns Ford, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carns Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Carns Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Cedar County
- Greene County
- Hickory County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carns Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Carns Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |