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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 Dykes (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 Dykes. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Dykes is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

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

  • Texas County     (The home county of Dykes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dykes, with the one closest to Dykes listed first.
    • Huggins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Bucyrus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bendavis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Success
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Houston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Simmons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Mineral Springs City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Elk Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Solo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Roby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Plato
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dunn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Former name for Dunn:
      • Impo
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dykes, with the one closest to Dykes listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dykes, with the one closest to Dykes listed first.
    • Vanzant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Drury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Drury is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Olathia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dykes, with the one closest to Dykes listed first.
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Willow Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Burnham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dykes, with the one closest to Dykes listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Competition
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Winnipeg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Falcon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Evergreen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Pease
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dykes, with the one closest to Dykes listed first.
    • Beulah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • Bloodland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dykes, with the one closest to Dykes listed first.
    • Graff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Astoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Green Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Mountain Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Saint George
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Norwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Macomb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Grovespring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Odin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Dykes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dykes.

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

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

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

  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Emery Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jarrett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
    • The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery
  • Foard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Altis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dykes had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Plum Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Valley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Huggins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Alice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alice is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Bado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bado is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
  • Lundy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lundy is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Roubidoux
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
  • Ellis Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
  • Success
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fowler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowler is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Gravel Point ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Point is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
  • Turley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Turley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Houston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Venable
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Venable is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable
    • Rail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail

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

Newspapers Published in Dykes ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dykes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dykes, 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 Dykes.

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 Dykes:

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 Dykes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dykes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.