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 Dillon (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 Dillon. 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.
Dillon is located in Phelps 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 Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Dillon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dillon:
- Phelps County (The home county of Dillon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Saint James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosati
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Doolittle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Edgar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Duke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Wesco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cook Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Steelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Elaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Leasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Argo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Scotia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Howes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lenox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Sligo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Doss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Elmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Strain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Redbird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Owensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Vichy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Paydown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brinktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Devils Elbow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Robert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Texas County
- Sherrill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dillon, see our County-by-County Page for Dillon.
Cemeteries Near Dillon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dillon.
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 Dillon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dillon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wishon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery Corporation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Light Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Ozark Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laney Smith Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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, Dillon had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Rolla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Safe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Vichy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Lois
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lois is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois
- High Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- Lecoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Fanning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Yancy Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Lindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lanes Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dillon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dillon.
Newspapers Published in Dillon ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dillon, 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 Dillon.
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 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 Dillon:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Phelps County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Osage County
- Pulaski County
- Texas 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 Dillon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dillon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |