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 Elsey (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 Elsey. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Elsey is located in Stone 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 Stone County: Carroll (AR), Barry, Christian, Lawrence & Taney.
Below are the counties that are near Elsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elsey:
- Stone County (The home county of Elsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Crane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCord Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Bradfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Cape Fair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Reeds Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branson West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Scholten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Leann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Hill City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Shell Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Star City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Emerald Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Arrow Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Cassville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Monett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Clever
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spokane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Billings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highlandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chestnutridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Green Mound Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Republic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saddlebrooke
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Nixa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Cassidy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Ozark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Battlefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Sequiota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Bois D'Arc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Langston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Marionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Freistatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Hoberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pierce City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heatonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Stotts City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Miller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Newton County
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Day
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Branson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Table Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Merriam Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Hollister
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Rockaway Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oasis is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Kirbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melva ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Blue Eye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Polo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Holiday Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Urbanette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Conway County (AR)
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Conway County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elsey, see our County-by-County Page for Elsey.
Cemeteries Near Elsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elsey.
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 Elsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Noland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Short Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Fair 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>
While we didn't find Elsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elsey, with the one closest to Elsey listed first.
- Oto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Scholten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Leann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Cape Fair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- School
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Jenkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hailey is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey
- Billings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elsey.
Newspapers Published in Elsey ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elsey, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elsey.
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 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 Elsey:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Newton County
- Taney County
- Carroll County
- Conway 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 Elsey, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |