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 Havenhurst (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 Havenhurst. 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 hospitals and 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.
Havenhurst is located in McDonald 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 McDonald County: Benton (AR), Barry, Newton, Delaware (OK) & Ottawa (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Havenhurst. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Havenhurst:
- McDonald County (The home county of Havenhurst)
- The following are listed by their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Pineville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ginger Blue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wylie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- South West City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- May
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- May is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Ridgley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Wheaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Seligman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Seligman is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Pioneer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Butterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Thompsons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Purdy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Neosho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stark City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Granby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Granby City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Ritchey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Diamond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bella Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwasse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Gravette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Centerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Elm Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tontitown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Dodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Cayuga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <1>
- Sycamore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Brush Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Copeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Zena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Colcord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Cloud Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Kellyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Wyandotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Havenhurst, see our County-by-County Page for Havenhurst.
Cemeteries Near Havenhurst ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Havenhurst.
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 Havenhurst - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Havenhurst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Pineville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shelt Noel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warren Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beavers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- GAR Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Anderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317241 <2>
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Butler Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Mayfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mitchell - Shearwood Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Havenhurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Havenhurst.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Havenhurst, with the one closest to Havenhurst listed first.
- Pineville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cyclone is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caverna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caverna is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caverna
- Crump ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Splitlog
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saratoga is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpage is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Coy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Havenhurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Havenhurst.
Newspapers Published in Havenhurst ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Havenhurst.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Havenhurst, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Havenhurst.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Havenhurst:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to McDonald County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Newton County
- Benton County
- Washington County
- Delaware County
- Ottawa 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 Havenhurst, 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- Havenhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |