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 Griffin Ford (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 Griffin Ford. 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 Griffin Ford ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Griffin Ford: Griffin Frd.
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 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.
Griffin Ford is located in McDonald 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 McDonald County: Benton (AR), Barry, Newton, Delaware (OK) & Ottawa (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Griffin Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffin Ford:
- McDonald County (The home county of Griffin Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Jane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wylie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Ginger Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Comfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- May
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- May is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Washburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridgley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Wheaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seligman is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Exeter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Butterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Purdy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Star City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Neosho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stark City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Granby City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Racine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Seneca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Bella Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwasse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Little Flock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Brightwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Elm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tontitown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johnson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- War Eagle Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Dodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Cayuga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <1>
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Copeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Colcord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Kellyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Wyandotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffin Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Griffin Ford.
Cemeteries Near Griffin Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffin Ford.
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 Griffin Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffin Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Warren Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pineville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelt Noel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beavers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simsberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bella Vista Memorial Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- GAR Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Edmonds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds Cemetery
- The Edmonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carter Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Griffin Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griffin Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffin Ford, with the one closest to Griffin Ford listed first.
- Jane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cyclone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Pineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caverna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caverna is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caverna
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Bethpage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpage is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Crump ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Splitlog
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
- Pond ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffin Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffin Ford.
Newspapers Published in Griffin Ford ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffin Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffin Ford, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffin Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Griffin Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to McDonald County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Newton County
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Washington County
- Delaware County
- Ottawa 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> | 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 Griffin Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |