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 Condray (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 Condray. 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 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.
Condray is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Condray. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Condray:
- Dent County (The home county of Condray)
- The following are listed by their distance from Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Howes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- 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
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sligo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Lecoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Doss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lenox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Darien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Coulstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Boss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Cook Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Steelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Dillard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Davisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Czar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Scotia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Gasconade County
- Redbird
(28 miles [45.1 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 Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Viburnum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bixby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Good Water
(27 miles [43.5 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 Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Vichy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Saint James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rolla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosati
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Doolittle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Duke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Pulaski County
- Devils Elbow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Greeley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Oates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Shannon County
- Akers
(26 miles [41.8 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 Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Sherrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Licking
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Washington County
- Berryman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Condray, see our County-by-County Page for Condray.
Cemeteries Near Condray ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Condray.
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 Condray - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Condray covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fraser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27474 <3>
- Cavanaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Cotner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Condray had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Condray, with the one closest to Condray listed first.
- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Howes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anutt is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
- Sligo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Lecoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Hedrick ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Keysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Lenox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Doss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yancy Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Saint James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Custer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Condray. See our List of 1890's Communities around Condray.
Newspapers Published in Condray ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Condray.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Condray, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Condray.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Condray:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Phelps 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Condray) 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 Condray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |