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 Grimmet (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 Grimmet. 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 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.
Grimmet is located in Howell 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 Howell County: Fulton (AR), Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Grimmet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grimmet:
- Howell County (The home county of Grimmet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Pottersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- West Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burnham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- South Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Cottbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Caulfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Peace Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Moody
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Lebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lebo is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Richville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Buckhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Drury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Vanzant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Gentryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Koshkonong
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Thomasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Dora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elijah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Trail
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Bakersfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Udall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Brixey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Rockbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hardenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Almartha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Shannon County
- Montier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Sargent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Cabool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hattie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Dunn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Elk Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Wright County
- Mountain Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Custer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Baxter County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Ott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Sturkie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Cornertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Moko
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Viola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gepp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grimmet, see our County-by-County Page for Grimmet.
Cemeteries Near Grimmet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grimmet.
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 Grimmet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grimmet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mitts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Thornton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cureall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Grimmet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grimmet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grimmet, with the one closest to Grimmet listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Pottersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Olden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Cureall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cureall is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall
- West Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- South Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Burnham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Oak Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
- Dora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amy is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Cottbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- White Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Richville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Chapin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grimmet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grimmet.
Newspapers Published in Grimmet ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grimmet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grimmet, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grimmet.
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 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 Grimmet:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Wright County
- Baxter County
- Fulton 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 Grimmet, 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 from Point A (ie- Grimmet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |