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 Diggins (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 Diggins. 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.
Diggins is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Diggins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Diggins:
- Webster County (The home county of Diggins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Fordland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Crown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Marshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Niangua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Conklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Rader
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Elkhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Bruner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Pembina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oldfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ozark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Long Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Arden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ava
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Olathia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Smallett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Squires
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Strafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Fair Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sequiota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Battlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pease
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Phillipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Ozark County
- Wasola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Tin Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Pleasant Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Bradleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- McClurg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Macomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Grovespring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Green Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Diggins, see our County-by-County Page for Diggins.
Cemeteries Near Diggins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Diggins.
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 Diggins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Diggins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Civil War Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Childress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McElwain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trimble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fordland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sartin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Philpott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Mountain Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alcorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bright Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Diggins had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Diggins had a population of 326 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Diggins, with the one closest to Diggins listed first.
- Sarvis Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fordland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Dogwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dogwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Compton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Marshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Cedar Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Gap is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Gap
- Antrim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Northview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Diggins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Diggins.
Newspapers Published in Diggins ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Diggins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Diggins, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Diggins.
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 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 Diggins:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Ozark County
- Polk County
- Taney County
- Wright 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 Diggins, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diggins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |