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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 Deslet (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 Deslet. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Deslet is located in Shannon 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 Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

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

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Deslet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deslet, with the one closest to Deslet listed first.
    • Eminence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Winona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Alley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Birch Tree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Akers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Montier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deslet, with the one closest to Deslet listed first.
    • Van Buren
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicopee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Fremont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Ellsinore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deslet, with the one closest to Deslet listed first.
    • Bunker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gila
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deslet, with the one closest to Deslet listed first.
    • Annapolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Des Arc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Vulcan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Sabula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabula is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deslet, with the one closest to Deslet listed first.
    • Ellington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruit City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Corridon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Reynolds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Redford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Bee Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greeley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Lesterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Black
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Oates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
  • Ripley County
    • Bennett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bennett is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Texas County
    • Summersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deslet, with the one closest to Deslet listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mill Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people

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

Cemeteries Near Deslet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deslet.

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

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

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

  • Neeley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rumburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chitwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nuckols Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Galbraith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chitwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (192 more) ...
    • Dickson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Newton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Imboden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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>

While we didn't find Deslet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deslet.

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

  • Shawnee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Van Buren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alamode ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
  • Chicopee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Eminence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Low Wassie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
  • Winona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Redford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Redford is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Round Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Alley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Bartlett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Chilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilton is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bee Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Brawley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brawley is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Gila
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila

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

Newspapers Published in Deslet ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deslet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deslet, 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 Deslet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Deslet:

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