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 Gap (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 Gap. 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 doctors and 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.
Cedar Gap is located in Wright 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 Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Gap:
- Wright County (The home county of Cedar Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Odin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grovespring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Green Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Graff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Astoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Elkhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Bruner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Oldfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Pembina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Garrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Olathia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Ava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Smallett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Squires
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Drury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Vanzant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Buckhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Gentryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Richville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Strafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Pease
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Competition
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Twin Bridges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Wasola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Foil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Almartha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Noble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Summit City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Rockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thornfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Romance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Brixey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- McClurg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Bradleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Dunn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Bendavis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Huggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarvis Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Diggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Olga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Fordland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Marshfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Niangua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Northview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Rogersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rader
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Conklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Gap.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Gap.
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 Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Cedar Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cemetery #5
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Helsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Denney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Huffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wallace 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cedar Gap had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Gap, with the one closest to Cedar Gap listed first.
- Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Antrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antrim is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Umpire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Umpire is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Sarvis Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Ava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Odin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Diggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arno is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Gap.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Gap ...
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 Cedar Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Gap, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Gap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Gap:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Wright County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Ozark County
- Taney County
- Texas County
- Webster 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 Cedar Gap, 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- Cedar Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |