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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Hedrick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hedrick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hedrick, please Contact Us.

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 Hedrick (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 Hedrick. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Hedrick is historic, it would have been located within present day Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

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

  • Dent County     (The home county of Hedrick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedrick, with the one closest to Hedrick listed first.
    • Jack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Lenox
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Darien
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Coulstone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Howes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Doss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Lake Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lecoma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Jadwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Sligo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Gila
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedrick, with the one closest to Hedrick listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Wesco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Dillard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Cherryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Davisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Steelville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Midland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedrick, with the one closest to Hedrick listed first.
    • Viburnum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bixby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedrick, with the one closest to Hedrick listed first.
    • Edgar Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Rolla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <2>
    • Newburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Doolittle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Saint James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Rosati
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedrick, with the one closest to Hedrick listed first.
    • Devils Elbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Saint Robert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds County
    • Greeley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedrick, with the one closest to Hedrick listed first.
    • Akers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hedrick, with the one closest to Hedrick listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Licking
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Raymondville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartshorn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Mineral Springs City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Yukon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Houston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Success
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eunice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bucyrus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby

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

Cemeteries Near Hedrick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hedrick.

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 Hedrick - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woolford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • McNeill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Johi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Round Pond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Inman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Robnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Togleson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Love Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Headrick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorpe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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.

Hedrick itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lenox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Anutt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Anutt is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
  • Maples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coulstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Joy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Joy is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Darien
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Howes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Lecoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lecoma is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
  • Custer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Doss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Lake Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sherrill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Jadwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Condray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Condray is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray

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

Newspapers Published in Hedrick ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hedrick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hedrick, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hedrick.

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 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 Hedrick:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hedrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hedrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.