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 Davis Ford (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 Davis Ford. 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 Davis Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Davis Ford: Davis Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Davis Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Davis Ford.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Davis Ford is located in Maries 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 Maries County: Gasconade, Miller, Osage, Phelps & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Davis Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davis Ford:
- Maries County (The home county of Davis Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Vichy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lindell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lanes Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Paydown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brinktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Belle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Wesco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Argo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Cook Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Leasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Lake Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lenox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Howes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Owensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Iberia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Freeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Argyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Byron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Koeltztown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Meta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Folk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Rolla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doolittle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Rosati
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Edgar Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Duke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Devils Elbow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Robert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crocker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeborg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davis Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Davis Ford.
Cemeteries Near Davis Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Ford.
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 Davis Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davis Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Balance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tennison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Honse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tennison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brainard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Carney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winsel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Davis Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davis Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davis Ford, with the one closest to Davis Ford listed first.
- Vichy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lois
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lois is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois
- Lindell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Rolla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hayden is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Safe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Lanes Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- High Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- Paydown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Ford.
Newspapers Published in Davis Ford ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Ford, 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 Davis Ford.
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 Davis Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Maries County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Miller County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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 Davis Ford, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davis Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |