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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 Doss (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 Doss. 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.

Doss is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

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

  • Dent County     (The home county of Doss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Darien
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jadwin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Howes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Gila
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sligo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Coulstone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Boss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Lenox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lake Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Bunker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Dillard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Cherryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Davisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Czar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Steelville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Elaver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Midland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Bixby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Viburnum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Water
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Edgar Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Beulah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Saint James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Rolla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds County
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Akers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Round Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Alley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Eminence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doss, with the one closest to Doss listed first.
    • Licking
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sherrill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hartshorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Raymondville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eunice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yukon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Summersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City

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

Cemeteries Near Doss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doss.

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

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

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

  • Miner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Warden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Halbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McCarter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stagner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cage - Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Empire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Northlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Love Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Hight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wagner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Doss had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Custer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Gladden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Darien
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jadwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
  • Howes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Howes Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Howes Mill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
  • Hedrick ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hedrick is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Joy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Joy is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Cedargrove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Condray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Condray is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
    • Gila
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boscobel ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Boscobel is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel

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

Newspapers Published in Doss ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doss.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doss, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doss.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Doss:

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 Doss, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Doss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.