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 Howes (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. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Howes 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howes:
- Dent County (The home county of Howes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Sligo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Doss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Lake Spring
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Lecoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Darien
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lenox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Jadwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Boss
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Coulstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Gila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Cook Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Wesco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dillard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- 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 <1>
- Davisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- 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 <1>
- Steelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <1>
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Czar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Elaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
- Scotia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Viburnum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- 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 <1>
- Bixby
(22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
- Good Water
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Water. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Maries County
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Edgar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Springs
- Edgar Springs is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar Springs <1>
- Saint James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <1>
- Rosati
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Rolla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
- Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Doolittle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Duke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Greeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Oates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Bee Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Akers
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Round Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Sherrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Licking
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <1>
- Raymondville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <1>
- Washington County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howes, see our County-by-County Page for Howes.
Cemeteries Near Howes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howes.
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 covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Cavanaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cavanaugh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cavanaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barnes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27474 <5>
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Northlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hight Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fraser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tune Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tune Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gregory 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Howes had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howes, with the one closest to Howes listed first.
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Condray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Boscobel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sligo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Cook Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Hedrick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Doss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Lake Spring
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Custer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Anutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Stone Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Lecoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Darien
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Howes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
- Howes Mill is located in Dent County
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darien
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howes.
Newspapers Published in Howes ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howes, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howes.
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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Dent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Maries County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phelps County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Reynolds County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shannon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Texas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Dent County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Dent County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Howes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7095, Longitude: -91.5146 In this case, the coordinates for Howes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |