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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 Drynob (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 Drynob. 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 and hospitals 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.

Drynob is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.

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

  • Laclede County     (The home county of Drynob)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Abo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Falcon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Winnipeg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Competition
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Evergreen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Twin Bridges
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Sleeper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lynchburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Pease
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Brush Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Stoutland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Decaturville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Montreal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Camdenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Linn Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Long Lane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Windyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Celt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Miller County
    • Brumley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Duke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Beulah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Laquey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bloodland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Waynesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swedeborg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Saint Robert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crocker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkeye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Devils Elbow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Plato
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Roby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Success
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Huggins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Bendavis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Rader
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
    • Niangua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drynob, with the one closest to Drynob listed first.
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Saint George
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Grovespring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Astoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Green Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Graff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Hartville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Odin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin

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

Cemeteries Near Drynob ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drynob.

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

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

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

  • Rippy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Heard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jarrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Similin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Casey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brownfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (229 more) ...
    • Wrinkle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lillard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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, Drynob had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Abo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Abo is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oakland is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Nebo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nebo is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Russ
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Russ is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
  • Orla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Orla is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
  • Competition
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Competition is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Sleeper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stoutland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cookville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cookville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Pease
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pease is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Brush Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plato
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint George
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George

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

Newspapers Published in Drynob ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drynob.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drynob, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drynob.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Drynob:

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