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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 Hattie (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 Hattie. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hattie is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

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

  • Texas County     (The home county of Hattie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hattie, with the one closest to Hattie listed first.
    • Summersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
    • Eunice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yukon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
    • Hartshorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Elk Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Solo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
      • Solo is located in Texas County
    • Sargent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sargent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sargent
      • From Hattie to Sargent
    • Simmons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymondville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Houston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
    • Cabool
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
    • Bucyrus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
      • Bucyrus is located in Texas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <2>
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hattie, with the one closest to Hattie listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coulstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coulstone
      • From Hattie to Coulstone
    • Jadwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hattie, with the one closest to Hattie listed first.
    • Richville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richville
      • From Hattie to Richville
    • Vanzant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanzant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hattie, with the one closest to Hattie listed first.
    • Mountain View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <2>
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sterling
      • From Hattie to Sterling
    • Burnham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnham
      • From Hattie to Burnham
    • Peace Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Pomona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Howell County
    • West Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains
      • West Plains is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Plains <2>
    • Siloam Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapin
      • From Hattie to Chapin
    • Brandsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
      • Brandsville is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Cottbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottbus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
      • Cottbus is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottbus
      • From Hattie to Cottbus
    • Pottersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
      • Pottersville is located in Howell County
  • Oregon County
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hattie, with the one closest to Hattie listed first.
    • Montier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Birch Tree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
      • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
    • Alley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Eminence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
    • Akers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
  • Wright County

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

Cemeteries Near Hattie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hattie.

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 Hattie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Harlow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newsalem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summersville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...

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.<6>

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

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

  • Clear Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Clear Springs is located in Texas County
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
    • Oakside is located in Shannon County
  • Summersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
  • Tyrone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Texas County
  • Eunice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hutton Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
    • Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
  • Big Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Texas County
  • Varvol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varvol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varvol
    • Varvol is located in Texas County
  • Willow Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <2>
  • Sterling ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Howell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sterling
    • From Hattie to Sterling
  • Montier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hartshorn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Elk Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sargent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sargent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sargent
      • From Hattie to Sargent

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

Newspapers Published in Hattie ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hattie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hattie, 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 Hattie.

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 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 Hattie:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hattie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hattie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0896, Longitude: -91.7782       In this case, the coordinates for Hattie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Hattie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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