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 Crooks Springs (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 Crooks Springs. 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 Crooks Springs ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Crooks Springs: Crooks Spgs. (or less commonly used: Crooks Spngs. or Crooks Sprngs.)
- While the name of this community is Crooks Springs, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Crooks Springs may originally have been Crook's Springs.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Crooks Springs might be written as Crook Springs.
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.
Crooks Springs is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Polk & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Crooks Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crooks Springs:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Crooks Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Roscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Monegaw Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gerster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Johnson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Lowry City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rich Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Lebeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Caplinger Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Willowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- El Dorado Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Virgil City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Umber View Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jerico Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Bona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Glen Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Corry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Brownington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Deepwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- La Due
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Weaubleau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Galmey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Avery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Hermitage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Humansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Dunnegan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Rondo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Fair Play
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Aldrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Schell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Montevallo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bellamy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Milo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crooks Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Crooks Springs.
Cemeteries Near Crooks Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crooks Springs.
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 Crooks Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crooks Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Fraley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Love Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Culbartson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eslinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennerly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Tennessee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Crooks Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crooks Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crooks Springs, with the one closest to Crooks Springs listed first.
- Oyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
- Lebeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Roscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Tiffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Monegaw Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Rookins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rookins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookins
- Pape
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
- Caplinger Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- El Dorado Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Taberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
- Osceola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Filley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crooks Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crooks Springs.
Newspapers Published in Crooks Springs ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crooks Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crooks Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crooks Springs.
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 Crooks Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Polk County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Crooks Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crooks Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |