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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 Howes Mill (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 Howes Mill. 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.

Name Variations for Howes Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Howes Mill: Howes Ml. (or less commonly used: Howes Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Howes Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Howes Mill may originally have been Howe's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Howes Mill might be written as Howe Mill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Howes Mill is located in 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 Howes Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howes Mill:

  • Dent County     (The home county of Howes Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes Mill, with the one closest to Howes Mill listed first.
    • Boss
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Doss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Sligo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Bunker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gila
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Howes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Darien
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jadwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Jack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Lake Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Coulstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes Mill, with the one closest to Howes Mill listed first.
    • Dillard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Czar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Davisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Cherryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wesco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Elaver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Elaver is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
    • Midland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Steelville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Scotia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes Mill, with the one closest to Howes Mill listed first.
    • Bixby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Viburnum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Water
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
    • Belleview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Belleview is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes Mill, with the one closest to Howes Mill listed first.
    • Greeley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Oates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Bee Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Reynolds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Black
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Corridon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruit City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Lesterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Munger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Munger is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
    • Redford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes Mill, with the one closest to Howes Mill listed first.
    • Akers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howes Mill, with the one closest to Howes Mill listed first.
    • Horton Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Horton Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
    • Berryman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Sunlight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunlight is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
    • Belgrade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Howes Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howes Mill.

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 Howes Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mounce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kittenger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Radford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fiebelman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Dillard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maledy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hutson - Walker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Howes Mill had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Stone Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
  • Red Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Red Point is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
  • Greeley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Dillard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Doss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Sligo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sligo is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Gladden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
  • Gila
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Custer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • West Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • Oates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
  • Czar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Howes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Good Water
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water

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

Newspapers Published in Howes Mill ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howes Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howes Mill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howes Mill.

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 Howes Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Howes Mill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howes Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.