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 Davisville (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 Davisville. 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 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.
Davisville is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Davisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davisville:
- Crawford County (The home county of Davisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Dillard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Cherryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Czar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Elaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Leasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Boss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Howes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Doss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Lake Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Darien
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Lecoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Jadwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Elmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Japan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Miramiguoa Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Viburnum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Bixby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belleview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Middle Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Rosati
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Oates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Greeley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Black
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Munger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Reynolds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corridon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Corridon is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
- Lesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francois County
- Bismarck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Berryman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Horton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Belgrade
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Potosi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Mineral Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Old Mines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Irondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davisville, see our County-by-County Page for Davisville.
Cemeteries Near Davisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davisville.
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 Davisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Woodlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dohammer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turnbough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skaggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Earney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Davisville had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davisville, with the one closest to Davisville listed first.
- Dillard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Czar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Cherryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Berryman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Sligo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Red Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Point is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Service ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Service is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Keysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Howes Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Mill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Levy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Levy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levy
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davisville.
Newspapers Published in Davisville ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davisville, 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 Davisville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Davisville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Iron County
- Phelps County
- Reynolds County
- Saint Francois County
- Washington 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 Davisville, 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 from Point A (ie- Davisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |