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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Dewey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dewey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dewey, please Contact Us.

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 Dewey (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 Dewey. 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 hospitals and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dewey is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Dewey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Goodson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
    • Halfway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Polk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Sentinel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Bolivar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rondo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Pleasant Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Flemington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Goodnight
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Goodnight is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
      • Goodnight has also been known as:
      • Goodnight village
    • Tin Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tin Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
    • Morrisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Macks Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Umber View Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Caplinger Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Bona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bona is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
    • Dadeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Corry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Corry is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Louisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Urbana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Windyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Tunas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Long Lane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Leadmine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Westfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Celt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Fair Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Strafford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ash Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nemo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Elkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Galmey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Hermitage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Weaubleau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Timbers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Quincy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Avery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Conway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Brush Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Eldridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Collins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
    • Elkland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Conklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
    • Marshfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Niangua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Northview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Northview is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview

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

Cemeteries Near Dewey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dewey.

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

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

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

  • Ragsdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Goff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Breshears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunaway Cemetery
    • The Dunaway Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28482 <3>
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gorden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bolivar City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolivar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolivar.
    • The Bolivar City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bolivar Cemetery
    • City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146493 <3>
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Gilread Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Viles Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.

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

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

  • Goodson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
  • Halfway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Burns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Polk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Reynolds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Reynolds is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Sentinel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sentinel is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Former name for Sentinel:
    • Sentinel Prairie
  • Bolivar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunset is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Schofield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Schofield is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Louisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Ingalls ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Slagle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Slagle is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
    • Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rondo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo

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

Newspapers Published in Dewey ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dewey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dewey, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dewey.

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 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 Dewey:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dewey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Dewey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.