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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 Grace (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 Grace. 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 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.

Grace is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.

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

  • Laclede County     (The home county of Grace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sleeper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brush Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Abo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Phillipsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Twin Bridges
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Conway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pease
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Falcon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Decaturville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • White City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Camdenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Montreal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoutland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Linn Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Macks Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Damsel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Osage Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Barnumton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Celt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Leadmine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Westfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Windyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Tunas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Long Lane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Louisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Urbana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timbers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Nemo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Pittsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Kaiser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brumley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Bagnell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ulman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Iberia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuscumbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Laurie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Goodson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
    • Sentinel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
    • Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hawkeye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Swedeborg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Laquey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Crocker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Waynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • Rader
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader

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

Cemeteries Near Grace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grace.

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 Grace - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hufft Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Darrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradshaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dickerson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claiborne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ballard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...
    • Mizer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fulbright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fulbright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

While we didn't find Grace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grace.

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

  • Eldridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Decaturville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Celt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Celt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Sleeper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Roach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Montreal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leadmine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stoutland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wet Glaize
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Linn Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Macks Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tilden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tilden is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
    • Toronto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Toronto is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Brush Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Grace ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grace, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grace.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Grace:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grace) 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 Grace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.