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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Griffin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Griffin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Griffin, 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 Griffin (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. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Griffin is historic, it would have been located within present day Christian 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 Christian County: Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Griffin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffin:
- Christian County (The home county of Griffin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Nixa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fremont Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Clever
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Billings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Green Mound Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Spokane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Scholten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Leann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Everton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Battlefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Sequiota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Bois D'Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Halltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Heatonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Hoberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Miller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Freistatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goodnight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Graydon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Pleasant Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tin Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Wishart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bradfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Ponce de Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Oto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Crane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Reeds Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cape Fair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Branson West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Day
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Merriam Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fordland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Northview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Conklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Diggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Sarvis Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffin, see our County-by-County Page for Griffin.
Cemeteries Near Griffin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffin.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Manley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Delaware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bledsoe Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Griffin 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 Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Nixa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Cassidy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Galloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- School
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Billings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Yeakley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yeakley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ritter is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffin.
Newspapers Published in Griffin ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffin, 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 Griffin.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Dade County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Taney 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 Griffin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |