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 Edanville (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 Edanville. 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 and doctors 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.
Edanville 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 Edanville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edanville:
- Texas County (The home county of Edanville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Roby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Sherrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Success
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Licking
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Raymondville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bendavis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Camden County
- Stoutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Coulstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Lenox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lecoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lake Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Darien
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Doss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Howes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Winnipeg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Falcon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Competition
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Abo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Twin Bridges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Duke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Edgar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Doolittle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Rolla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Bloodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Saint Robert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Devils Elbow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laquey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Waynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crocker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Astoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Graff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Green Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edanville, see our County-by-County Page for Edanville.
Cemeteries Near Edanville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edanville.
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 Edanville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edanville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Omalley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cavaness Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sliger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Bloodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shafer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Edanville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edanville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edanville, with the one closest to Edanville listed first.
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Blooming Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Big Piney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Roby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Sherrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Cookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Success
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Turley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
- Roubidoux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roubidoux is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellis Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
- Licking
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edanville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edanville.
Newspapers Published in Edanville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edanville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edanville, 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 Edanville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Edanville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Texas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dent County
- Laclede County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Wright 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 Edanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |