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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Green Gables. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Green Gables to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Green Gables, 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 Green Gables (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 Green Gables. 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 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 Green Gables is historic, it would have been located within present day Camden 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 Camden County: Benton, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Green Gables. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Gables:
- Camden County (The home county of Green Gables)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- White City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Camdenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Linn Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnumton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Damsel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Climax Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montreal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Edwards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Celt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Leadmine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Tunas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Windyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Long Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charity ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cross Timbers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Nemo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Hermitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Galmey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Avery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Wheatland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Eldridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sleeper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Phillipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Abo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Kaiser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Brumley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bagnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ulman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscumbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Laurie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gravois Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Sentinel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Goodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Polk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Hawkeye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Swedeborg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Gables, see our County-by-County Page for Green Gables.
Cemeteries Near Green Gables ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Gables.
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 Green Gables - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Gables covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Wiley Gott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- A.B. Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Electric Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parrack Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macks Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Winters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dale Blair Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Green Gables in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Gables.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Gables, with the one closest to Green Gables listed first.
- Roach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Celt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Macks Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leadmine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Decaturville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Eldridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnumton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Almon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Almon is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Damsel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Climax Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montreal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Purvis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Purvis is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
- Wood Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill
- Tilden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tilden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Gables. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Gables.
Newspapers Published in Green Gables ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Gables.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Gables, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Gables.
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 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 Green Gables:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Dallas County
- Hickory County
- Laclede County
- Miller County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Pulaski 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 Green Gables, 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> | 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> | 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- Green Gables) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |