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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 Grovespring (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 Grovespring. 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 Grovespring ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Grove Spring.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Grovespring is located in Wright County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Grovespring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grovespring:

  • Wright County     (The home county of Grovespring)
  • Camden County
    • Stoutland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutland
      • Stoutland is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutland <2>
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.
    • Long Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Charity
      • From Grovespring to Charity
    • Windyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.
    • Olathia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
      • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
    • Arden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arden
      • From Grovespring to Arden
    • Ava
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.
    • Fair Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
      • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <2>
    • Strafford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.
    • Pease
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pease. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pease
      • From Grovespring to Pease
    • Twin Bridges
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Evergreen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Competition
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <2>
    • Brush Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lynchburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
    • Falcon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <2>
    • Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Abo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Abo
      • From Grovespring to Abo
  • Pulaski County
    • Laquey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laquey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.
    • Plato
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
      • Plato is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <2>
    • Bendavis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bendavis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
    • Huggins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Roby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
      • Roby is located in Texas County
    • Success
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dunn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.
    • Rader
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rader
      • From Grovespring to Rader
    • Niangua
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niangua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Marshfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Seymour
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
    • Crown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Diggins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Conklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Conklin
      • From Grovespring to Conklin
    • Northview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sarvis Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
    • Fordland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
      • Fordland is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <2>
    • Olga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
      • Olga is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olga
      • From Grovespring to Olga

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grovespring, see our County-by-County Page for Grovespring.

Cemeteries Near Grovespring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grovespring.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grovespring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.

  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bramhall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bramhall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bramhall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Petet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sixteenth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteenth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteenth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Emerson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emmerson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Krause Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krause Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grovespring had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grovespring, with the one closest to Grovespring listed first.

  • Pease
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pease. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Pease is located in Laclede County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pease
    • From Grovespring to Pease
  • Boyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Boyer is located in Wright County
  • Fuson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson
    • Fuson is located in Wright County
  • Rader
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
    • Rader is located in Webster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rader
    • From Grovespring to Rader
  • Orla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
    • Orla is located in Laclede County
  • Duncan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Webster County
  • Odin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bracken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bracken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Webster County
  • Hartville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Competition
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Russ
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russ have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
    • Russ is located in Laclede County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Manes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
      • Manes is located in Wright County
    • Conway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Antrim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antrim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Antrim is located in Wright County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grovespring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grovespring.

Newspapers Published in Grovespring ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grovespring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grovespring, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grovespring.

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 helpful 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 Grovespring:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grovespring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grovespring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grovespring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3999, Longitude: -92.6096    
<6>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.
<7>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 Grovespring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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