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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gaither. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gaither to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gaither, please Contact Us.
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 Gaither (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 Gaither. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gaither is historic, it would have been located within present day Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Barry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Newton & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Gaither. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaither:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Gaither)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Miller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stotts City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Heatonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Round Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Stinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Freistatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Halltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Monett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Purdy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Leann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Scholten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Star City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Jenkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Butterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Wheaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Golden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Layneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Bushnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Billings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Republic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clever
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- South Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Pilgrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Everton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Corry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Glen Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Dadeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Bona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Ash Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bois D'Arc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Brookline Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Battlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- La Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Avilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Sarcoxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Motley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Forest Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Parshley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fidelity
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Carytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- McDonald County
- Rocky Comfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Talmage City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Wentworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Ritchey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granby City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Newtonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
- Granby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stark City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Graydon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Bradfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Crane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gaither, see our County-by-County Page for Gaither.
Cemeteries Near Gaither ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaither.
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 Gaither - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gaither covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Mount Vernon.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967554 <4>
- Goss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- The Shelton Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Bend Cemetery (New)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31538 <4>
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Patton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Stotts City.
- The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old South Bend Cemetery
- South Bend Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30777 <4>
- Stahl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Gaither in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gaither.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gaither, with the one closest to Gaither listed first.
- Phelps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Miller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Freistatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Bowers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowers Mill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Mill
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Kings Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Chesapeake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Paris Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Turnback ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnback is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnback
- Meinert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meinert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinert
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaither. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaither.
Newspapers Published in Gaither ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaither.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaither, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaither.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Gaither:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Barton County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gaither, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Gaither) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |