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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 Damsel (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 Damsel. 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.

Damsel is located in 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 Damsel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Damsel:

  • Camden County     (The home county of Damsel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Shawnee Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • Osage Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Linn Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Four Seasons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Sunrise Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Ozark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Camdenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Montreal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Decaturville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Barnumton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Zora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Edwards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Eugene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Henley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Hickory Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Decatur is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Teal is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Russellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Celt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Leadmine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Tunas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Windyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Cross Timbers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Preston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sleeper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Abo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Kaiser
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Bagnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brumley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ulman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tuscumbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
    • Eldon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Mount
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
    • Etterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Etterville is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
  • Moniteau County
    • High Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Laurie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Mount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gravois Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Versailles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Excelsior
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Stover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glensted
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Glensted is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damsel, with the one closest to Damsel listed first.
    • Hawkeye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedeborg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Crocker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Damsel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Damsel.

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

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

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

  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Erie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Linn Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Percival Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Auglaize Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Banner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevens Banner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (242 more) ...
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockdale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Damsel had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Linn Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cape Galena ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cape Galena is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Galena
  • Purvis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Purvis is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Bagnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Roach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montreal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Toronto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Toronto is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Brumley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Decaturville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Barnumton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Barnumton is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Rocky Mount
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Wet Glaize
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gravois Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuscumbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Damsel ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Damsel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Damsel, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Damsel.

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 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 Damsel:

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>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.
<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 Damsel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Damsel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.