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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 Greeley (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 Greeley. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Greeley is located in Reynolds 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 Reynolds County: Carter, Dent, Iron, Shannon & Wayne.

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

  • Reynolds County     (The home county of Greeley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
    • Bee Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Corridon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Lesterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Redford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Munger
      (22 miles [35.4 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>
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
    • Dillard
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Greeley to Dillard
    • Czar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Greeley to Czar
    • Davisville
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Cherryville
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Cook Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Wesco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
    • Bunker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Boss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Gila
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gila
      • From Greeley to Gila
    • Doss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sligo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jadwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Darien
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Greeley to Darien
    • Jack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Coulstone
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Greeley to Coulstone
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
    • Bixby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Greeley to Good Water
    • Chloride
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Iron County
    • Belleview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Annapolis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • English Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
      • English Town is located in Iron County
    • Pilot Knob
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
    • Round Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Akers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eminence
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greeley, with the one closest to Greeley listed first.
    • Horton Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
      • Horton Town is located in Washington County
    • Sunlight
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunlight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
      • Sunlight is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunlight
      • From Greeley to Sunlight
    • Belgrade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berryman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
    • Caledonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Greeley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greeley.

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

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

  • Callahan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Estep Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chatman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • Radford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Radford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Radford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Weible Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weible Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weible Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Radford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Radford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Radford 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, Greeley had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Bee Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gila
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gila
    • From Greeley to Gila
  • Oates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
    • Red Point is located in Iron County
  • Howes Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Stone Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Goodland ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
    • Goodland is located in Iron County
  • Black
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Edgehill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgehill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
    • Edgehill is located in Reynolds County
  • Gladden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Good Water
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Greeley to Good Water
    • Dillard
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Greeley to Dillard
    • Czar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Greeley to Czar

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

Newspapers Published in Greeley ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greeley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greeley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greeley.

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 Greeley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greeley. 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 Greeley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greeley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5145, Longitude: -91.1897    









 

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