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 Dudenville (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 Dudenville. 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.
Dudenville is primarily located in Jasper County. A portion of Dudenville extends into Dade 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 Jasper County: Cherokee (KS), Crawford (KS), Barton, Dade, Lawrence & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Dudenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dudenville:
- Jasper County (The home county of Dudenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Avilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- La Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Forest Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Carytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sarcoxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Motley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Parshley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Brooklyn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Barry County
- Monett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Golden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Layneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Oakton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Liberal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Mindenmines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Jerico Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Lockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- South Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Everton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Dadeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Ash Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Round Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Miller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stotts City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Heatonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Stinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Hoberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freistatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Pierce City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Halltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Talmage City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Wentworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Diamond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
- Ritchey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Granby City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Granby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saginaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Silver Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
- Newtonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dennis Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Leawood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leawood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Cliff Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Bellamy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montevallo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Cherokee County (KS)
- Lawton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Crawford County (KS)
- Opolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dudenville, see our County-by-County Page for Dudenville.
Cemeteries Near Dudenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dudenville.
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 Dudenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dudenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Kistler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stemons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlow - Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCune Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worthen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avilla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Plew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hackney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summerset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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, Dudenville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dudenville, with the one closest to Dudenville listed first.
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Meinert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meinert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinert
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Golden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Kings Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Point is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Malty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Malty is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malty
- Bowers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowers Mill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Mill
- Round Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Kenoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Phelps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Reeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dudenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dudenville.
Newspapers Published in Dudenville ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dudenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dudenville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dudenville.
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 either 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 Dudenville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Barton County
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Newton County
- Vernon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford 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 Dudenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dudenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |