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 Embree (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 Embree. 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 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.
Embree is located in Wright 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 Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Embree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Embree:
- Wright County (The home county of Embree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Astoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Graff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hartville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grovespring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Odin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Macomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dent County
- Coulstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Vanzant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Olathia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Howell County
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Competition
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Winnipeg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Abo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sleeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Phillipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Duke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Edgar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Bloodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Laquey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Saint Robert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huggins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Bendavis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Success
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Bucyrus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Simmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Dunn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Solo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Cabool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- Rader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Embree, see our County-by-County Page for Embree.
Cemeteries Near Embree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Embree.
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 Embree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Embree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McGinnis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Emmerson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dorris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Embree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Embree.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Embree, with the one closest to Embree listed first.
- Astoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Turley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
- Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Manes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
- Roubidoux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roubidoux is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huggins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Rail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Dykes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Success
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Plum Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Competition
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Embree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Embree.
Newspapers Published in Embree ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Embree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Embree, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Embree.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Embree:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Wright County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Douglas County
- Howell County
- Laclede County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Texas 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 Embree, 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- Embree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |