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 Elwood (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 Elwood. 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 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.
Elwood is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Christian, Dade, Dallas, Lawrence, Polk & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Elwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elwood:
- Greene County (The home county of Elwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bois D'Arc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Battlefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Langston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Ash Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Mumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Barry County
- Scholten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Republic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clever
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Billings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Nixa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Ozark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Highlandville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spokane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green Mound Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Everton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Dadeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- South Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Lockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Dallas County
- Charity ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Halltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Marionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heatonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Miller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Round Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Freistatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stotts City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Morrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Goodnight
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Tin Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Aldrich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Fair Play
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Bradfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Hurley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crane
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Oto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Taney County
- Day
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Rogersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Northview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Conklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Crown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Elkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Fordland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elwood, see our County-by-County Page for Elwood.
Cemeteries Near Elwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elwood.
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 Elwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- The Clear Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28073 <2>
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alms House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House Cemetery
- The Alms House Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunshine Acres Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Squib Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wade Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edgar 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.<3>
While we didn't find Elwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Yeakley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yeakley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley
- Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Ritter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ritter is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Brookline Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Willard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bois D'Arc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Republic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hackney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Langston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ash Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elwood.
Newspapers Published in Elwood ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elwood, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elwood:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Webster 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 Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |