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 Fox Springs (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 Fox Springs. 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 Fox Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fox Springs: Fox Spgs. (or less commonly used: Fox Spngs. or Fox Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fox Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox Springs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Fox Springs is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Springs:
- Crawford County (The home county of Fox Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Elaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Leasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wesco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Jake Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Scotia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Argo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Cherryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Sligo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Lake Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Howes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lecoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Boss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Lenox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Elmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Strain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Champion City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Caseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Miramiguoa Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Charmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Benson Tourist City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Viburnum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Vichy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Rosati
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rolla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doolittle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Edgar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- Berryman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Springs.
Cemeteries Near Fox Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Springs.
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 Fox Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Shepherd of the Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hibler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kinder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kinder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cuba.
- The Kinder Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29677 <2>
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maramec Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zenser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steelville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Attebery - Fort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Fairclough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Fox Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Springs, with the one closest to Fox Springs listed first.
- Fanning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Leasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Jake Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Safe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Coffeyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeyton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dillon is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Springs.
Newspapers Published in Fox Springs ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Springs.
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 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 Fox Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Washington 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 Fox Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fox Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |