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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 have occurred.

  • 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
      • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Doss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
      • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Sligo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
    • Bunker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Bunker is located in Dent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <3>
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Darien
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jadwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Jack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
      • Jack is located in Dent County
    • Lake Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
    • Coulstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Lenox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Lecoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
    • Czar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Czar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
    • Davisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
      • Davisville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisville <3>
    • Cook Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
    • Cherryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <3>
    • Wesco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
    • Elaver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
      • Elaver is located in Crawford County
    • Steelville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Iron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <3>
    • Viburnum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
      • Viburnum is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <3>
    • Good Water
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
    • Belleview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Iron County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Oates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Bee Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Reynolds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
    • Black
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Corridon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
    • Fruit City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Lesterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Munger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Reynolds County
    • Redford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Round Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
      • Horton Town is located in Washington County
    • Berryman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
    • 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.

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
  • Mounce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mounce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mounce Cemetery
  • Kittenger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittenger Cemetery
  • Radford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Radford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Radford Cemetery
  • Fiebelman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiebelman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiebelman Cemetery
  • Camden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Cemetery
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
  • Brook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Cemetery
  • Scotia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotia Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Dillard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillard Cemetery
    • Maledy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maledy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maledy Cemetery
    • Hutson - Walker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutson - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutson - Walker Cemetery

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.<5>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
  • Red Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
    • Red Point is located in Iron County
  • Greeley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
  • Dillard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
  • Doss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Doss is located in Dent County
  • Sligo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Dent County
  • Gladden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
  • Gila
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gila have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Gila is located in Dent County
  • Custer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Dent County
  • West Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
    • West Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Oates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Oates is located in Reynolds County
  • Czar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Czar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Howes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
      • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Good Water
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
      • Good Water is located in Iron County

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.

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

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

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Howes Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howes Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6178, Longitude: -91.2918       In this case, the coordinates for Howes Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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