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 Como (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 Como. 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 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.
Como is located in New Madrid 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 New Madrid County: Fulton (KY), Dunklin, Mississippi, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Como. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Como:
- New Madrid County (The home county of Como)
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Catron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Parma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Risco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Lilbourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lilbourn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Howardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Canalou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Kewanee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Conran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- La Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Fisk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broseley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Qulin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Fagus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Oglesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Malden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Wrightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Holcomb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Sumach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- East Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Bertrand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Anniston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pinhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Hayward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- North Wardell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Stewart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Homestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Peach Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Netherlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Pascola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bragg City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hayti Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hayti
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mid City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Braggadocio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Miner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Crowder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Vanduser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Haywood City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Blodgett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Diehlstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Morley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- LaValle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Penermon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Bernie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grayridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Essex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Circle City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guam ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Leora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Saint Francis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nimmons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Piggott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Proctor City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- New Markham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Tiptonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunkist Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Owl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Ridgely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Obion County (TN)
- Samburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Como, see our County-by-County Page for Como.
Cemeteries Near Como ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Como.
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 Como - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Como covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- Como Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stones Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dettroy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mounds Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds Park Cemetery
- The Mounds Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mounds Cemetery
- Baines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haubold Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Dawson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Como had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Como, with the one closest to Como listed first.
- New Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ristine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ristine is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ristine
- Malden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bernie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Portageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- La Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Essex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Buffington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buffington is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Grayridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Point Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Wrightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Hayward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Bessie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bessie is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Como. See our List of 1890's Communities around Como.
Newspapers Published in Como ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Como.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Como, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Como.
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 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 Como:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to New Madrid County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- Mississippi County
- Pemiscot County
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- Clay County
- Lake County
- Obion 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 Como, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Como) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |