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 Cook Station (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 Cook Station. 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.
Name Variations for Cook Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cook Station: Cook Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cook Station is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Cook Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cook Station:
- Crawford County (The home county of Cook Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Wesco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Cherryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Davisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Elaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Czar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Leasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Howes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Doss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Lecoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Boss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lenox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Coulstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Bunker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- Japan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Gasconade County
- Redbird
(26 miles [41.8 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 Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Viburnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bixby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(22 miles [35.4 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 Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Vichy
(27 miles [43.5 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 northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Rosati
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rolla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Doolittle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Beulah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Greeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Oates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- 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
- Sherrill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Berryman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Horton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cook Station, see our County-by-County Page for Cook Station.
Cemeteries Near Cook Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cook Station.
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 Cook Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cook Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delcour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gorman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cotner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fraser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pryor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cook Station had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cook Station, with the one closest to Cook Station listed first.
- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Condray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Condray is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
- Howes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Cherryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Davisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Stone Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stone Hill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Howes Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howes Mill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cook Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cook Station.
Newspapers Published in Cook Station ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cook Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cook Station, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cook Station.
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 websites either 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 Cook Station:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Phelps 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> | 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 Cook Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cook Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |