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 El Dorado Springs (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 El Dorado Springs. 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.
Name Variations for El Dorado Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Eldorado Springs.
- A typical abbreviation for El Dorado Springs: El Dorado Spgs. (or less commonly used: El Dorado Spngs. or El Dorado Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar 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 Cedar County: Barton, Dade, Hickory, Polk, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near El Dorado Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to El Dorado Springs:
- Cedar County (The home county of El Dorado Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Willowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Lebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Virgil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Caplinger Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Jerico Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Stockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Umber View Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Irwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Bushnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Layneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rich Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Bona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Deepwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory County
- Weaubleau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Humansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Flemington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Fair Play
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Roscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Monegaw Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Johnson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Appleton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gerster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Lowry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Schell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bellamy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Milo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Horton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Sheldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Metz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Moundville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to El Dorado Springs, see our County-by-County Page for El Dorado Springs.
Cemeteries Near El Dorado Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of El Dorado Springs.
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 El Dorado Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for El Dorado Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clintonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vandenburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- El Dorado Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Lefler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 El Dorado Springs had a population of 1,543 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, El Dorado Springs had a population of 3,601 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from El Dorado Springs, with the one closest to El Dorado Springs listed first.
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
- Lebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Virgil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Tiffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Pape
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
- Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
- Filley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Taberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Oyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Schell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around El Dorado Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around El Dorado Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of El Dorado Springs ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around El Dorado Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of El Dorado Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of El Dorado Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding El Dorado Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of El Dorado Springs.
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 helpful 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 El Dorado Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cedar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Dade County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon 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 El Dorado Springs, 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- El Dorado Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |