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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 Clear Springs (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 Clear Springs. 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 Clear Springs ...

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 Clear Springs: Clear Spgs. (or less commonly used: Clear Spngs. or Clear Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clear Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear Springs.

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.

Clear Springs 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 Clear Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Springs:

  • Texas County     (The home county of Clear Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
    • Hattie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
    • Elk Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Sargent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Eunice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Solo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Yukon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Summersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Simmons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Cabool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hartshorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Raymondville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Houston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Jadwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
    • Vanzant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Drury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Drury is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Richville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Richville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Buckhart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Willow Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Pomona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pomona is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Peace Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
    • Siloam Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
    • West Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Chapin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Chapin is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Pottersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pottersville is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Oregon County
    • Thomasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Ozark County
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
    • Montier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Birch Tree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Akers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Eminence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Winona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.
    • Mountain Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Graff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Astoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Green Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clear Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Clear Springs.

Cemeteries Near Clear Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Springs.

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 Clear Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clear Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.

  • New Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newsalem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsalem Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newsalem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
    • The Newsalem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Salem Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30500 <2>
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Willow Springs City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Moffett Graveyard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...

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, Clear Springs had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clear Springs, with the one closest to Clear Springs listed first.

  • Hattie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Tyrone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tyrone is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Varvol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Varvol is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varvol
  • Big Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Creek is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Sterling ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Elk Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Sargent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sargent is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Willow Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutton Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
  • Oakside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakside is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
  • Eunice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Samoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Samoa is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoa
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mountain View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clear Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Springs.

Newspapers Published in Clear Springs ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clear Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clear Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Clear Springs:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Springs) 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 Clear Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.