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 Flemington (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 Flemington. 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 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.
Flemington is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Flemington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flemington:
- Polk County (The home county of Flemington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Rondo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Humansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunnegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Sentinel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Fair Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Polk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Aldrich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Halfway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Wishart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Eudora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Edwards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tackner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Caplinger Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Umber View Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Lebeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- El Dorado Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jerico Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Bona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Dadeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Arcola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Urbana
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Louisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tunas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Leadmine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Weaubleau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galmey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cross Timbers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gerster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Cobb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Osceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monegaw Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Lowry City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flemington, see our County-by-County Page for Flemington.
Cemeteries Near Flemington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flemington.
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 Flemington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flemington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Flemington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tillery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Humansville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rondo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rondo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rondo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982303 <2>
- McCracken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rountree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Souders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaubleau Congregational Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leiman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Tinker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnegan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Flemington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flemington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flemington, with the one closest to Flemington listed first.
- Rondo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Humansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Weaubleau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galmey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arnica is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnica
- Sentinel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Terry is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fair Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Polk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Bearcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bearcreek is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flemington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flemington.
Newspapers Published in Flemington ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flemington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flemington, 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 Flemington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Flemington:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hickory County
- Saint Clair 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 Flemington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flemington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |