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 Cedarcreek (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 Cedarcreek. 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 Cedarcreek ...
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.
Another variation: Cedar Creek.
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 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.
Cedarcreek is located in Taney 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 Taney County: Boone (AR), Carroll (AR), Marion (AR), Christian, Douglas, Ozark & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Cedarcreek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedarcreek:
- Taney County (The home county of Cedarcreek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Rueter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rueter is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Kissee Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powersite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Protem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forsyth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Melva ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Rockaway Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Merriam Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Ridgedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Saddlebrooke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Chestnutridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Green Mound Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Spokane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Highlandville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Elkhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Smallett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Squires
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Ocie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Longrun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Theodosia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Sundown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Thornfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Isabella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pontiac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Foil
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Summit City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Noble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Wasola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Romance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Almartha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Indian Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silver Dollar City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Blue Eye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Branson West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Coney Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Reeds Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberling City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lampe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marmaros
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Ponce de Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Fair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baxter County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Amos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Lowry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Diamond City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lead Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Lead Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Omaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elixir is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Bergman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Zinc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zinc is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Blue Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Green Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Marion County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Monarch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Price Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Price Place is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Pyatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bull Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eros
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eros is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flippin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedarcreek, see our County-by-County Page for Cedarcreek.
Cemeteries Near Cedarcreek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedarcreek.
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 Cedarcreek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedarcreek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cobles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCarty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brittain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Booth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hankins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Mincy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kissee Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cedarcreek had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedarcreek, with the one closest to Cedarcreek listed first.
- Mincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mincy is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincy
- Lowry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Kissee Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Protem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Kirbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forsyth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lead Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hercules
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hercules is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
- Omaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Walnut Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedarcreek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedarcreek.
Newspapers Published in Cedarcreek ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedarcreek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedarcreek, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedarcreek.
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 either 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 Cedarcreek:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Taney County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Ozark County
- Stone County
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Marion 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 Cedarcreek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarcreek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |