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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 Crowder (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 Crowder. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Crowder is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Alexander (IL), Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid & Stoddard.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Crowder)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowder, with the one closest to Crowder listed first.
    • Vanduser
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Haywood City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Morley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Oran
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Blodgett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Blodgett is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Miner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Miner is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Perkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Caney Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Benton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • New Hamburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Diehlstadt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Chaffee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowder, with the one closest to Crowder listed first.
    • Sturdivant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Greenbrier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laflin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Leopold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Zalma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Lutesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gipsy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
    • Glenallen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Cape Girardeau County
  • Mississippi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowder, with the one closest to Crowder listed first.
    • Bertrand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Charleston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • East Prairie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiting
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Anniston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Anniston is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Wilson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Pinhook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
      • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Wyatt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Thirtyfour Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowder, with the one closest to Crowder listed first.
    • Morehouse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sikeston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Canalou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Matthews
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Kewanee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • La Forge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Catron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Catron is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Lilbourn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • North Lilbourn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Parma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Parma is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • New Madrid
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Howardville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowder, with the one closest to Crowder listed first.
    • Bell City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Circle City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Painton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
    • Grayridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • Tillman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Essex
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Penermon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Bloomfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Advance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • McGee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
  • Alexander County (IL)
  • Pulaski County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crowder, with the one closest to Crowder listed first.
    • Mounds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Mound City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Villa Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Crowder ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crowder.

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

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

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

  • Bennifield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Morley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Morley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forrest Hills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden of Memories
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

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

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

  • Morley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Morehouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Little River is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Sikeston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
  • Bell City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Avert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Avert is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avert
  • Buffington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buffington is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
  • Blodgett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Blodgett is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Ardeola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
  • Grayridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
  • Perkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Perkins is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Caney Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Idalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Idalia is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
    • Benton
      (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 Crowder. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crowder.

Newspapers Published in Crowder ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crowder.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crowder, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crowder.

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 Crowder:

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 Crowder, 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- Crowder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.