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 Flat (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 Flat. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Flat is located in Phelps 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 Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat:
- Phelps County (The home county of Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Edgar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Doolittle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Rolla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosati
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Cook Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Lecoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Coulstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Howes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Darien
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Doss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jadwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Sligo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Winnipeg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Vichy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Brinktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Lindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miller County
- Iberia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Devils Elbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Saint Robert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Crocker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Sherrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Licking
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Success
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Plato
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bucyrus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Raymondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Flat.
Cemeteries Near Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat.
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 Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Brookshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Renaud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kaintuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat, with the one closest to Flat listed first.
- Edgar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Yancy Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Blooming Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Big Piney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Clementine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clementine is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Sherrill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Anutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anutt is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
- Lecoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Newburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Maples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maples is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat.
Newspapers Published in Flat ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat.
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 Flat:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Phelps County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Laclede County
- Maries County
- Miller County
- Pulaski County
- Texas 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 Flat, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |