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 Donia (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 Donia. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Donia is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Polk & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Donia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donia:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Donia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- Monegaw Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Johnson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Roscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Appleton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Lowry City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gerster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Irwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rich Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Nyhart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Foster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Mayesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Passaic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Hume
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lebeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Virgil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Caplinger Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Umber View Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Dade County
- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- La Due
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Deepwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory County
- Weaubleau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- Humansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- Schell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Montevallo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Horton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Nevada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Milo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Metz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Moundville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Donia, see our County-by-County Page for Donia.
Cemeteries Near Donia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donia.
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 Donia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Donia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- Taberville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lefler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- El Dorado Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kennerly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- French 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.<2>
While we didn't find Donia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Donia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Donia, with the one closest to Donia listed first.
- Taberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
- Pape
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
- Tiffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Schell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- El Dorado Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
- Lebeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Oyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
- Iuka Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Monegaw Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donia.
Newspapers Published in Donia ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Donia.
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 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 Donia:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Polk County
- Vernon 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> | 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 Donia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Donia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |