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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 Craddock (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 Craddock. 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 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.

Craddock is located in Phelps 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 Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.

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

  • Phelps County     (The home county of Craddock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craddock, with the one closest to Craddock listed first.
    • Edgar Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Beulah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Newburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Doolittle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jerome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Rolla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Saint James
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craddock, with the one closest to Craddock listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Wesco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craddock, with the one closest to Craddock listed first.
    • Lenox
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Coulstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lecoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Jack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Lake Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Darien
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Howes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Jadwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Doss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Sligo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craddock, with the one closest to Craddock listed first.
    • Winnipeg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Lynchburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Falcon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craddock, with the one closest to Craddock listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Devils Elbow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Robert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Laquey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Dixon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
  • Shannon County
    • Akers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craddock, with the one closest to Craddock listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Licking
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Roby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Success
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymondville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Houston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bucyrus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plato
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yukon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Eunice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hartshorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Wright County
    • Astoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria

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

Cemeteries Near Craddock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craddock.

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

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

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

  • Roseberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Black Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hutchison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kitchen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Enke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Renaud Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wofford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Thorpe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Kissock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Sherrill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherrill is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Beulah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Beulah is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Edgar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lenox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Maples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Blooming Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
  • Anutt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Anutt is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
  • Licking
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coulstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Hedrick ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hedrick is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Yancy Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
  • Lecoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lecoma is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Joy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Joy is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Spring Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Craddock ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craddock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craddock, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craddock.

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 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 Craddock:

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 Craddock, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Craddock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.