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 Gads 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 Gads 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 Gads 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 have occurred.
While the name of this community is Gads Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gads Hill may originally have been Gad's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gads Hill might be written as Gad 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Gads Hill is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Iron, Madison, Reynolds & Stoddard.
Below are the counties that are near Gads Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gads Hill:
- Wayne County (The home county of Gads Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <2>
- Brunot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
- Mill Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Bounds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Silva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Dees Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Clubb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Williamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
- Hiram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Gipsy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Ellsinore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <2>
- Van Buren
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Van Buren is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
- Chicopee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Grandin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Des Arc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Annapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
- Sabula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Sabula is located in Iron County
- Chloride
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Glover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Ironton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
- English Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Pilot Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <2>
- Middle Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Brook
- Middle Brook is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Brook <2>
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Saco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Millcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Cobalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Redford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Ellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
- Ellington is located in Reynolds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
- Lesterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Lesterville is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <2>
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Reynolds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
- Fruit City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Corridon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
- Corridon is located in Reynolds County
- Reynolds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Black
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Black is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black <2>
- Munger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Bee Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Oates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gads Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Gads Hill.
Cemeteries Near Gads Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gads 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gads Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Diesel - Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diesel - Moore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diesel - Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ruble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Seematter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seematter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seematter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sisk Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisk Family Cemetery
- The Sisk Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31611 <5>
- Ruble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31252 <5>
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30413 <5>
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32129 <5>
- Buffington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27811 <5>
- Chilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28030 <5>
- Wallace Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gads Hill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gads Hill, with the one closest to Gads Hill listed first.
- Des Arc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
- Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Annapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <2>
- Brunot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
- Leeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Sabula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Sabula is located in Iron County
- Mill Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Redford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Bounds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Barlow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Kerrigan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gads Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gads Hill.
Newspapers Published in Gads 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gads Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gads Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gads Hill.
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 helpful 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 Gads Hill:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Reynolds County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bollinger County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gads Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gads Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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- Gads Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gads Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2384, Longitude: -90.6968 In this case, the coordinates for Gads Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |