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Introduction ...

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

We've added Crittenden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crittenden, 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 Crittenden (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 Crittenden. 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 hospitals and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Crittenden is historic, it would have been located within present day Camden 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 Camden County: Benton, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan & Pulaski.

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

  • Camden County     (The home county of Crittenden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crittenden, with the one closest to Crittenden listed first.
    • Climax Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Barnumton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Sunrise Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Macks Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Four Seasons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
      • Four Seasons has also been known as:
      • Village of Four Seasons
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Roach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Damsel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Shawnee Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • Camdenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Linn Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Lake Ozark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crittenden, with the one closest to Crittenden listed first.
    • Zora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Edwards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edmonson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Warsaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cole Camp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tackner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Mora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Ionia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Palo Pinto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Racket
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crittenden, with the one closest to Crittenden listed first.
    • Celt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Tunas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Leadmine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Urbana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Louisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Henry County
    • Tightwad
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crittenden, with the one closest to Crittenden listed first.
    • Cross Timbers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Avery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Hermitage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Nemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Wheatland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Galmey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Quincy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Laclede County
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crittenden, with the one closest to Crittenden listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Bagnell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kaiser
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Aurora Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
    • Eldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brumley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Mount
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
    • Tuscumbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Ulman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Olean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Olean is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crittenden, with the one closest to Crittenden listed first.
    • Fortuna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
    • High Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • High Point is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crittenden, with the one closest to Crittenden listed first.
    • Laurie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gravois Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Mount
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Stover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Versailles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glensted
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Glensted is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
    • Excelsior
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Florence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Florence is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Pettis County
    • Spring Fork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
  • Polk County
    • Sentinel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie

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

Cemeteries Near Crittenden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crittenden.

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

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

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

  • Adkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cable Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dority Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Couts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Knobby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woolery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Parish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Climax Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grainger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Barnumton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Crittenden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crittenden.

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

  • Sagrada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sagrada is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagrada
  • Climax Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Barnumton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnumton is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Proctor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Proctor is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Riverview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverview is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Zora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Zora is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
  • Hastain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hastain is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastain
  • Edwards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Todd ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Todd is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Purvis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Purvis is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Boylers Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boylers Mill is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylers Mill
  • Cape Galena ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cape Galena is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Galena
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gravois Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmonson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Cross Timbers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people

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

Newspapers Published in Crittenden ...

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 Crittenden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crittenden, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crittenden.

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 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 Crittenden:

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 Crittenden, 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>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>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 from Point A (ie- Crittenden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.