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 Cedar Bluff (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 Cedar Bluff. 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 Cedar Bluff ...
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 Cedar Bluff: Cedar Blf. (or less commonly used: Cedar Bluf.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Bluff. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Bluff.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Cedar Bluff is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Bluff:
- Texas County (The home county of Cedar Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluff, with the one closest to Cedar Bluff listed first.
- Cabool
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sargent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Dunn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Elk Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Simmons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Solo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Bendavis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Bucyrus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hattie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluff, with the one closest to Cedar Bluff listed first.
- Vanzant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Drury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Buckhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Richville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Gentryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Olathia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluff, with the one closest to Cedar Bluff listed first.
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Siloam Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Mountain View
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peace Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Pottersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- West Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laclede County
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluff, with the one closest to Cedar Bluff listed first.
- Dora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Rockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brixey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Shannon County
- Montier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Bluff, with the one closest to Cedar Bluff listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Astoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Macomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Hartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Odin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Bluff.
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 Cedar Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Bluff, with the one closest to Cedar Bluff listed first.
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cabool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cabool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cabool.
- The Cabool Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cabool City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #896784 <2>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sargent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
- The Spring Brook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Flower Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31742 <2>
- Stubbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Canada Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swede Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cedar Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Bluff, with the one closest to Cedar Bluff listed first.
- Cabool
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sargent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Varvol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Varvol is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varvol
- Elk Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Gravel Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Point is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
- Mountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bado is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lundy is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
- Antler ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antler is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Clear Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Bluff ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Bluff, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Bluff.
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 Cedar Bluff:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Texas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Howell County
- Laclede County
- Ozark County
- Shannon 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> | 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 Cedar Bluff, 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- Cedar Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |