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 Clinton (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 Clinton. 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 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.
Clinton is located in Phelps 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 Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Clinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton:
- Phelps County (The home county of Clinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rosati
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Rolla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Doolittle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Duke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Cook Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Steelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Elaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Dillard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Cuba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Czar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Jake Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Lake Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Howes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lecoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Doss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Darien
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Coulstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Boss
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Gila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Gasconade County
- Redbird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Viburnum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bixby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Vichy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Pulaski County
- Devils Elbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reynolds County
- Greeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Shannon County
- Akers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Sherrill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Licking
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- Berryman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clinton, see our County-by-County Page for Clinton.
Cemeteries Near Clinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton.
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 Clinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Asher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gorman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast of Rolla.
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27549 <3>
- Fraser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Pinto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delcour Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Clinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clinton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Condray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Condray is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Lake Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Cook Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Howes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lecoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Keysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Anutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anutt is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hedrick ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Rolla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clinton.
Newspapers Published in Clinton ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clinton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clinton.
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 Clinton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Phelps County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Pulaski County
- Reynolds County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Washington 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> | 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- Clinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Clinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |