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 Crook (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 Crook. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Crook is located in Osage 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 Osage County: Callaway, Cole, Gasconade, Maries, Miller & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Crook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crook:
- Osage County (The home county of Crook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Loose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Koenig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Freeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Folk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Koeltztown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Oldham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Mokane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steedman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Lake Mykee Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Holts Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Folsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Osage City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jefferson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Wardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Saint Thomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Scruggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Teal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Martins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Kohl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kohl City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
- Beemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Berger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Detmold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Detmold is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dissen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dissen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
- Etlah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Etlah is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
- Kiel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kiel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gasconade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Bland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Owensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Berger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Hermann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Redbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Belle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paydown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Lanes Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vichy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Starkenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
- Rhineland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Americus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- McKittrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crook, see our County-by-County Page for Crook.
Cemeteries Near Crook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crook.
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 Crook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Shirley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baileys Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kidd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lambeth 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.<2>
While we didn't find Crook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crook, with the one closest to Crook listed first.
- Mint Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mint Hill is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
- Aud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aud is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aud
- Luystown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Luystown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luystown
- Frankenstein
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frankenstein is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenstein
- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Cote Sans Dessein ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cote Sans Dessein is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cote Sans Dessein
- Cote Sans Dessein has also been known as:
- Parkersville
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Chamois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Loose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Effie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Effie is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bonnots Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stolpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stolpe is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolpe
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crook.
Newspapers Published in Crook ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crook, 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 Crook.
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 Crook:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Montgomery 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 Crook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Crook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |