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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gresham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gresham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gresham, 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 Gresham (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 Gresham. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gresham is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Gresham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gresham:
- Polk County (The home county of Gresham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Graydon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Pleasant Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Goodnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Tin Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Aldrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Halfway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Fair Play
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Umber View Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Republic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cassidy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Billings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fremont Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Nixa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <2>
- Clever
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Dadeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Everton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Glen Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Lockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Long Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bois D'Arc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Langston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Strafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Battlefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Halltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Heatonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Miller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Elkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Conklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Northview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Marshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gresham, see our County-by-County Page for Gresham.
Cemeteries Near Gresham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gresham.
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 Gresham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gresham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Brighton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slagle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- The Slagle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slagle Baptist Church Cemetery
- Slagle Creek MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984712 <3>
- Lemmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hensley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Williamson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leeper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
Gresham itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gresham, with the one closest to Gresham listed first.
- Sacville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wishart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Graydon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Harold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Pleasant Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slagle is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Buckley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gresham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gresham.
Newspapers Published in Gresham ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gresham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gresham, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gresham.
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 websites either 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 Gresham:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hickory County
- Lawrence County
- Webster 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 Gresham, 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gresham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |