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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 Greenbrier (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 Greenbrier. 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 hospitals and 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.

Greenbrier is located in Bollinger 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 Bollinger County: Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, Stoddard & Wayne.

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

  • Bollinger County     (The home county of Greenbrier)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
    • Zalma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Sturdivant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gipsy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
    • Leopold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Buchanan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Lutesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Marble Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Laflin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenallen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Seopus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Patton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
    • Rombauer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Girardeau County
  • Madison County
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
    • Morehouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sikeston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Canalou
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
    • Perkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Perkins is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Caney Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chaffee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oran
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Vanduser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Crowder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • New Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Haywood City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Benton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lambert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Kelso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Stoddard County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
    • McGee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
    • Lowndes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hiram
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Shook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Shook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
    • Cascade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wappapello
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Clubb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Clubb is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bounds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bounds is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
    • Silva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lodi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lodi is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Dees Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town

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

Cemeteries Near Greenbrier ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbrier.

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

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

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

  • Cato Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sturdivant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Speer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brownwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kellion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mansker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kimbrel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eakers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (358 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Greenbrier had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Castor ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Castor is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
  • Zalma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
    • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
  • Sturdivant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brownwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Advance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Idlewild
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Idlewild is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Zadock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zadock is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
  • Tillman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Cox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
  • Leopold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
  • Buchanan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ardeola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ardeola is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardeola
    • Bell City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Arbor is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor

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

Newspapers Published in Greenbrier ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenbrier.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenbrier, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenbrier.

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 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 Greenbrier:

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>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.
<3>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 Greenbrier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenbrier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.