Our Genealogy Helper
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 Green Ridge (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 Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Green Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Greenridge.
- A typical abbreviation for Green Ridge: Green Rdg. (or less commonly used: Green Rdge. or Green Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Green Ridge is located in Pettis 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 Pettis County: Benton, Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Morgan & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Green Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Ridge:
- Pettis County (The home county of Green Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Spring Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- La Monte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hughesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Smithton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Houstonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Tedieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Longwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Ionia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Cole Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Racket
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Edmonson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Tackner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Otterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Harriston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Yolo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Tightwad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Alberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Maurine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Blairstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Knob Noster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Cornelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Dunksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Valley City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Warrensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chilhowee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Greendoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Emma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Concordia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aullville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Stover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glensted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Sweet Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marshall Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Cretcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Blue Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Green Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Green Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Old Hickory Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabourn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabourn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rabourn Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31031 <3>
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Botts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craighead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quisenberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Green Ridge had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Green Ridge had a population of 495 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Owsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Owsley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Spring Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- La Monte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Mora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Knob Noster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stokley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stokley is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Cole Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bahner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bahner is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Ridge.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Green Ridge ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Ridge.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Green Ridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Green Ridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Green Ridge.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Green Ridge.
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 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pettis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cooper County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Morgan County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Green Ridge) 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 Green Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |