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 Fagus (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 Fagus. 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 hospitals and 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.
Fagus is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Clay (AR), Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Fagus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fagus:
- Butler County (The home county of Fagus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Qulin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Oglesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Broseley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Neelyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harviell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Fisk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Poplar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rombauer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Holcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Clarkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Malden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sumach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Kennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Senath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Caruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Gideon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Parma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Risco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Bragg City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- North Wardell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Homestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Wardell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Mid City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Gobler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Pascola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Deering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Naylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fairdealing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Oxly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Current View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Bernie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- LaValle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Puxico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Essex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Penermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Wayne County
- Wappapello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Pollard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Piggott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Moark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Rector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Corning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knobel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Success
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Greene County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Marmaduke
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lafe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lafe is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Stonewall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Oak Grove Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Bard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bard is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Beech Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Randolph County (AR)
- Reyno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fagus, see our County-by-County Page for Fagus.
Cemeteries Near Fagus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fagus.
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 Fagus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fagus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Carola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crockett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coon Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Mile 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 Fagus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fagus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fagus, with the one closest to Fagus listed first.
- Carola ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carola is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola
- Pollard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Qulin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Saint Francis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piggott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Greenway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Boydsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boydsville is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Neelyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Harviell
(15 miles [24.1 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 Fagus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fagus.
Newspapers Published in Fagus ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fagus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fagus, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fagus.
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 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 Fagus:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Ripley County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Randolph 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 Fagus, 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' (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- Fagus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |