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 Horton (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 Horton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Horton is located in Howell 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 Howell County: Fulton (AR), Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Horton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horton:
- Howell County (The home county of Horton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Burnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Pottersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- West Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caulfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Peace Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Cottbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Chapin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Buckhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Vanzant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Drury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Gentryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Olathia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Squires
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Thomasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Koshkonong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Dora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Elijah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Rockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brixey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Tecumseh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Udall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Hardenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Romance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Almartha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Shannon County
- Montier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Sargent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Cabool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Elk Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Hattie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Simmons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Solo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Bendavis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Eunice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Baxter County (AR)
- Gamaliel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Ott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Sturkie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Moko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horton, see our County-by-County Page for Horton.
Cemeteries Near Horton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horton.
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 Horton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Innman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cudworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burnham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- New Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Epps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweeton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Horton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Burnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Olden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Dora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Hutton Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Buckhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Trail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Oak Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mound is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cureall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cureall is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureall
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- West Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horton.
Newspapers Published in Horton ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horton, 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 Horton.
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 Horton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Wright County
- Baxter County
- Fulton 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 Horton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |