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 Forkners Hill (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 Forkners Hill. 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 Forkners Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Forkners Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Forkners Hill may originally have been Forkner's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Forkners Hill might be written as Forkner Hill.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Forkners Hill is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Forkners Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forkners Hill:
- Webster County (The home county of Forkners Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Elkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Niangua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Conklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Diggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Fordland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Seymour
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Olga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Rogersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Christian County
- Pembina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Long Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Louisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Leadmine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Tunas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Celt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Fair Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Turners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Willard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pease
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Twin Bridges
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Competition
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Eldridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sleeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Abo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Tin Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Goodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Polk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sentinel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Wishart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Grovespring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Odin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hartville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forkners Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Forkners Hill.
Cemeteries Near Forkners Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forkners Hill.
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 Forkners Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forkners Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Marlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tindle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McElwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones - Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Letterman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charity Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Forkners Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forkners Hill, with the one closest to Forkners Hill listed first.
- Thorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorpe is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Charity ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Conklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Long Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- March
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- March is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Caddo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Bracken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forkners Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forkners Hill.
Newspapers Published in Forkners Hill ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forkners Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forkners Hill, 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 Forkners Hill.
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 Forkners Hill:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Polk County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Forkners Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forkners Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |