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 Fuson (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 Fuson. 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 doctors 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.
Fuson is located in Wright 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 Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Fuson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fuson:
- Wright County (The home county of Fuson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuson, with the one closest to Fuson listed first.
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Grovespring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Odin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Astoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Graff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Macomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas County
- Long Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuson, with the one closest to Fuson listed first.
- Olathia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Ava
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vanzant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Drury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Fuson, with the one closest to Fuson listed first.
- Competition
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Pease
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Twin Bridges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Lynchburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Winnipeg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Abo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Pulaski County
- Bloodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuson, with the one closest to Fuson listed first.
- Bendavis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Huggins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Plato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Success
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Cabool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Simmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Elk Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fuson, with the one closest to Fuson listed first.
- Rader
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Diggins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Marshfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sarvis Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Crown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Fordland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Olga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Conklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fuson, see our County-by-County Page for Fuson.
Cemeteries Near Fuson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fuson.
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 Fuson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fuson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fuson, with the one closest to Fuson listed first.
- Krause Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Binkley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Emmerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kennel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frog Knob Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fuson had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fuson, with the one closest to Fuson listed first.
- Boyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boyer is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Manes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
- Grovespring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Astoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Competition
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Antrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Umpire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Umpire is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawley is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Antler ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antler is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
- Pease
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fuson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fuson.
Newspapers Published in Fuson ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fuson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fuson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fuson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fuson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Wright County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Laclede County
- Pulaski County
- Texas County
- Webster 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fuson) 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 Fuson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |