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 Harrill 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 Harrill 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 Harrill 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 Harrill Ford: Harrill 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.
Harrill Ford is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Harrill Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrill Ford:
- Laclede County (The home county of Harrill Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Abo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Sleeper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winnipeg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Twin Bridges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Brush Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Competition
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Eldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Pease
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Stoutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Montreal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camdenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Roach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Damsel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Osage Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Long Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Windyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Celt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Leadmine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Brumley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Iberia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kaiser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ulman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Duke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Laquey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swedeborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Saint Robert
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crocker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Devils Elbow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Plato
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Success
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Rader
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Grovespring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint George
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Astoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Green Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Graff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrill Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Harrill Ford.
Cemeteries Near Harrill Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrill 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 Harrill Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrill Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Similin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rippy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wrinkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dowty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rollins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Lomax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Harrill Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrill Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrill Ford, with the one closest to Harrill Ford listed first.
- Abo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Drynob
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Stoutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sleeper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russ
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russ is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Wet Glaize
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
- Cookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swedeborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Glaize ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glaize is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
- Brush Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrill Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrill Ford.
Newspapers Published in Harrill 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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrill Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrill Ford, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrill Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Harrill Ford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Laclede County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Miller County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright 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> | 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 Harrill Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrill Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |