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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 Dell (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 Dell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Dell is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Dell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Warsaw
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tackner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Edmonson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Zora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Racket
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Palo Pinto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Cole Camp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ionia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Mora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Climax Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Barnumton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Macks Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunrise Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Roach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Urbana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Tunas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Westfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Celt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Leadmine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Louisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Tightwad
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Yolo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Alberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Brownington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Deepwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Avery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Cross Timbers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Hermitage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wheatland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Galmey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Nemo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Elkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Pittsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Weaubleau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Stover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gravois Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Pettis County
    • Spring Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Flemington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Rondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Humansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Polk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dell, with the one closest to Dell listed first.
    • Gerster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Osceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowry City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Vista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Roscoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Monegaw Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Dell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dell.

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

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

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

  • New Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vance Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crabtree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Joplin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fristoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Dell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dell.

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

  • Fairfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Warsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Avery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Avery is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Edwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hastain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hastain is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastain
  • Tackner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tackner is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
  • Bentonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentonville is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Edmonson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmonson is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
  • Cross Timbers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Iconium
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
  • Harper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Zora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zora is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Finey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Finey is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Climax Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Dell ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dell, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dell.

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 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 Dell:

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