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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 Case (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 Case. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Case is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.

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

  • Laclede County     (The home county of Case)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sleeper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brush Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Abo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Phillipsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Conway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Twin Bridges
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Pease
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Falcon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Competition
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Benton County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Decaturville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • White City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Camdenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Roach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Montreal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoutland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Linn Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Macks Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Damsel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Barnumton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Osage Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Celt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Leadmine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Westfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Windyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Tunas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Long Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Louisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Preston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Nemo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Cross Timbers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Pittsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Brumley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaiser
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Bagnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lakeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Ulman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Iberia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Laurie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Goodson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
    • Sentinel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Halfway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Polk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Case, with the one closest to Case listed first.
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hawkeye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Swedeborg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Laquey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Crocker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Waynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • Rader
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader

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

Cemeteries Near Case ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Case.

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

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

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

  • Hufft Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bradshaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ballard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Darrow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickerson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Guthrie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • Barclay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mizer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulbright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Eldridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Decaturville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Celt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Celt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Sleeper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Leadmine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
  • Roach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montreal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoutland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wet Glaize
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Linn Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tilden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tilden is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Macks Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Wood Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood Hill is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Case ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Case.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Case, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Case.

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 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 Case:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Case) 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 Case, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.