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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 Gila (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 Gila. 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 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.

Gila is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Gila. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gila:

  • Dent County     (The home county of Gila)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.
    • Bunker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Bunker is located in Dent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <2>
    • Doss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jadwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Boss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
      • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Darien
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darien. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Darien
      • From Gila to Darien
    • Jack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Howes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
      • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Sligo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Coulstone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coulstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coulstone
      • From Gila to Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.
    • Dillard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dillard
      • From Gila to Dillard
    • Czar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Czar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Czar
      • From Gila to Czar
    • Davisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
      • Davisville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisville <2>
    • Cook Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
    • Cherryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <2>
    • Wesco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.
    • Bixby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Iron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <2>
    • Viburnum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
      • Viburnum is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <2>
    • Good Water
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Water. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Good Water
      • From Gila to Good Water
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.
    • Greeley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Corridon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reynolds
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruit City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Black
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ellington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Redford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
    • Lesterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Munger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.
    • Round Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Akers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eminence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
    • Alley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Winona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.
    • Hartshorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Summersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
    • Eunice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymondville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Licking
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
      • Licking is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gila, see our County-by-County Page for Gila.

Cemeteries Near Gila ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gila.

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 Gila covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.

  • Swiney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanning Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chatman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delmar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delmar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chrisco Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Short Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scotia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bedwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Gila had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gila, with the one closest to Gila listed first.

  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
  • Greeley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gladden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
  • Round Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
    • West Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Stone Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
  • Bee Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Howes Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
    • Howes Mill is located in Dent County
  • Akers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Doss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Custer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Dent County
  • Jadwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ink
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
      • Ink is located in Shannon County
    • Oates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Darien
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darien. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Darien
      • From Gila to Darien

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gila. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gila.

Newspapers Published in Gila ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gila.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gila, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gila.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Gila:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gila. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Gila, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Gila) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gila. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4310, Longitude: -91.3107       In this case, the coordinates for Gila have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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