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 Casey 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 Casey 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 Casey 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Casey Ford: Casey Frd.
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 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.
Casey Ford 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 Casey Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Casey Ford:
- Laclede County (The home county of Casey Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Falcon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winnipeg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Competition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Abo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Twin Bridges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Pease
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Sleeper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Phillipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Stoutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Montreal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas County
- Long Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Duke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Beulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Edgar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Laquey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Bloodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Waynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Robert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swedeborg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Devils Elbow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crocker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Success
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Bendavis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Bucyrus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Licking
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Rader
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Astoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Green Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Graff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Grovespring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Odin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Casey Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Casey Ford.
Cemeteries Near Casey Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Casey 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 Casey Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Casey Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winnipeg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Casey Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Casey Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Casey Ford, with the one closest to Casey Ford listed first.
- Nebo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Drynob
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Competition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Abo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Russ
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Russ is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
- Orla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orla is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
- Roby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Manes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
- Turley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Astoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Big Piney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Casey Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Casey Ford.
Newspapers Published in Casey 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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Casey Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Casey Ford, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Casey Ford.
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 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 Casey Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Laclede County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright 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> | 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 Casey Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Casey Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |