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 Hastain (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 Hastain. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Hastain is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Hastain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hastain:
- Benton County (The home county of Hastain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Edwards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edmonson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Zora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tackner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Racket
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Palo Pinto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Ionia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Climax Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnumton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Macks Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Four Seasons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Damsel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Shawnee Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Camdenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tunas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Celt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Leadmine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Louisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Tightwad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Yolo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Alberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Cross Timbers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Galmey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Weaubleau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Lakeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Laurie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravois Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glensted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Barnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettis County
- Spring Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Polk County
- Sentinel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Gerster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Lowry City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hastain, see our County-by-County Page for Hastain.
Cemeteries Near Hastain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hastain.
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 Hastain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hastain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Hastain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belleview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yeager Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knobby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cable Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Noel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dority Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hastain had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hastain, with the one closest to Hastain listed first.
- Edwards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sagrada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sagrada is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagrada
- Edmonson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Zora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Climax Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boylers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boylers Mill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylers Mill
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cross Timbers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Todd ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Todd is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Barnumton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Tackner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hastain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastain.
Newspapers Published in Hastain ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hastain, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hastain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hastain:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Miller County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair 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 Hastain, 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- Hastain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |