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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Congo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Congo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Congo, please Contact Us.

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 Congo (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 Congo. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Congo is historic, it would have been located within present day Shannon 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 Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Congo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Congo:

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Congo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congo, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
    • Montier
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Birch Tree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Eminence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Akers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Carter County
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congo, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
    • Mountain View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peace Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
    • Pomona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pomona is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Chapin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chapin is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Burnham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Brandsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Brandsville is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • West Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Cottbus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottbus is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
    • Siloam Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
    • Pottersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pottersville is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • South Fork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Fork is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • Oregon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congo, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
    • Thomasville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Woodside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Alton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Koshkonong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Couch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Corona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Corona is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Thayer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Garfield is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Green Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Green Town is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Old Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Congo, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
    • Hattie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
    • Summersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hartshorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Eunice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sargent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Yukon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Elk Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Solo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Cabool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymondville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Simmons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • Fulton County (AR)
    • Mammoth Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Congo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Congo.

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 Congo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warm Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bellah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Harlow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Gill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

While we didn't find Congo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Congo.

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

  • Not
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Not is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
  • Montier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Mountain View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Birch Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Peace Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • White Church
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Church is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
  • Oakside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakside is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
  • Thomasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Bartlett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Hattie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Winona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hutton Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Summersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Clear Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Springs is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Congo ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Congo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Congo, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Congo.

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 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 Congo:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Congo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Congo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.