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 Deepwater (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 Deepwater. 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 northeast 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 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.
Deepwater is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Deepwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deepwater:
- Henry County (The home county of Deepwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Brownington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- La Due
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tightwad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Hartwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Yolo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Maurine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Urich
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Blairstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Mayesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Racket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Tackner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Palo Pinto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ionia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Edmonson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Cass County
- Creighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Lebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- El Dorado Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Avery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Weaubleau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Leeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Chilhowee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Henrietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Cornelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Quick City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Lowry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Appleton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monegaw Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Roscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Gerster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Cobb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Schell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deepwater, see our County-by-County Page for Deepwater.
Cemeteries Near Deepwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deepwater.
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 Deepwater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deepwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Deepwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dunning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Englewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowry City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vansant Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Deepwater had a population of 1,102 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Deepwater had a population of 418 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deepwater, with the one closest to Deepwater listed first.
- Brownington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- La Due
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Ohio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Lowry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Baker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Chalk Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Finey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Finey is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
- Iuka Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deepwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deepwater.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Deepwater ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deepwater.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Deepwater. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Deepwater and those printed in the larger area surrounding Deepwater.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Deepwater.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Deepwater:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Hickory County
- Johnson County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon 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> | 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 Deepwater, 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' (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- Deepwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |