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 Fair Grove (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 Fair Grove. 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 Fair Grove ...
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: Fairgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Fair Grove: Fair Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fair Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fair Grove.
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 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.
Fair Grove 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 Fair Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fair Grove:
- Greene County (The home county of Fair Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Battlefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Bois D'Arc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Pembina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Cassidy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nixa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Republic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Oldfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Elkhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Clever
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Dadeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Everton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Long Lane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Louisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Windyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pease
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Lawrence County
- Halltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Tin Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Morrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Graydon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Eudora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Aldrich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Polk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Northview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Marshfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Niangua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Rogersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fordland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Rader
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Olga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Sarvis Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Seymour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Grovespring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Odin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fair Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Fair Grove.
Cemeteries Near Fair Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fair Grove.
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 Fair Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fair Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Mallard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245971 <3>
- Dishman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atteberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Life Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Mullinax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fair Grove had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fair Grove had a population of 1,540 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Grove, with the one closest to Fair Grove listed first.
- Hickory Barren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Caddo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Goodnight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redtop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Pleasant Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Northview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- March
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- March is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thorpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thorpe is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Charity ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 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 Fair Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fair Grove.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fair Grove ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Grove.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fair Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fair Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fair Grove.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> of Fair Grove.
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 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 Fair Grove:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Laclede County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Webster County
- Wright 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fair Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |