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 Comet (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 Comet. 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.
Comet is located in Dade 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 Dade County: Barton, Cedar, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Comet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Comet:
- Dade County (The home county of Comet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Everton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dadeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Pilgrim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Bona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Glen Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Lockwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Golden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Layneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bushnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Umber View Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Caplinger Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Republic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billings
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clever
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fremont Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Nixa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ash Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bois D'Arc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Fair Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Langston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Sequiota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Maple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- La Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Avilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Stinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Halltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heatonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Miller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Hoberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Stotts City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Marionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freistatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Graydon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Aldrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Play
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Goodnight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Tin Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Halfway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Bradfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Comet, see our County-by-County Page for Comet.
Cemeteries Near Comet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Comet.
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 Comet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Comet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leeper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lemmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Pemberton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Comet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Comet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Everton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Buckley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
- Ash Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dadeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harold is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Graydon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Pilgrim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Corry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Turnback ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turnback is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnback
- Lawrenceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Comet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Comet.
Newspapers Published in Comet ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Comet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Comet, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Comet.
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 Comet:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Cedar County
- Christian County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Comet, 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 from Point A (ie- Comet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |