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 Greenview (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 Greenview. 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 and doctors 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.
Greenview is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Greenview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenview:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Greenview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Bloodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Laquey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Robert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devils Elbow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Crocker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Stoutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montreal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Lenox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Coulstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Lecoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Winnipeg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Falcon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Abo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Competition
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Sleeper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pease
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Brush Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Eldridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller County
- Iberia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Duke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Beulah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Edgar Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Doolittle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Success
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Huggins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Bendavis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Licking
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- Rader
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Astoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Green Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Graff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Grovespring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenview, see our County-by-County Page for Greenview.
Cemeteries Near Greenview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenview.
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 Greenview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winnipeg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGinnis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Greenview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenview, with the one closest to Greenview listed first.
- Cookville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Big Piney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drynob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Competition
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Turley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blooming Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenview.
Newspapers Published in Greenview ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenview, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenview.
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 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 Greenview:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dent County
- Laclede County
- Miller County
- Phelps County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright 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> | 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 Greenview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Greenview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |