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 Chesapeake (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 Chesapeake. 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.
Chesapeake is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Barry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Newton & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Chesapeake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chesapeake:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Chesapeake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Halltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heatonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Marionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Hoberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Freistatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stotts City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Round Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Scholten
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Monett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Purdy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Butterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Pioneer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Barton County
- Golden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Billings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clever
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nixa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Fremont Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Cassidy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Highlandville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spokane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Everton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- South Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Corry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Dadeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Bona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Bois D'Arc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Ash Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Battlefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Langston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sequiota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Mumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- La Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Sarcoxie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Maple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Reeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Motley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Forest Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Parshley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Talmage City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Wentworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Graydon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Eudora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Aldrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Crane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McCord Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ponce de Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Cape Fair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reeds Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chesapeake, see our County-by-County Page for Chesapeake.
Cemeteries Near Chesapeake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chesapeake.
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 Chesapeake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chesapeake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- The Pritchett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cantrell Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30995 <2>
- Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brashers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruckman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Summit Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Mount Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #201216 <2>
- Orange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Rock Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Toliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Misemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chesapeake had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chesapeake, with the one closest to Chesapeake listed first.
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spencer is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Paris Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
- Halltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Billings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Yeakley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yeakley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley
- Freistatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chesapeake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesapeake.
Newspapers Published in Chesapeake ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesapeake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chesapeake:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Barton County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Polk County
- Stone 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chesapeake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chesapeake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |