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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 Hurricane Deck (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 Hurricane Deck. 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 hospitals and 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.

Hurricane Deck is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Benton, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan & Pulaski.

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

  • Camden County     (The home county of Hurricane Deck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Sunrise Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Damsel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Four Seasons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
      • Four Seasons has also been known as:
      • Village of Four Seasons
    • Shawnee Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • Linn Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnumton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Camdenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Osage Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Roach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Ozark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • White City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Zora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Edwards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Edmonson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Eugene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Decatur is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Henley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Hickory Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Celt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Westfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Leadmine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Tunas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Urbana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Windyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Cross Timbers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nemo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sleeper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Kaiser
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bagnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brumley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Aurora Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
    • Tuscumbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ulman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eldon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Mount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
    • Etterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Etterville is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
  • Moniteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • High Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • High Point is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Fortuna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
    • Latham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Latham is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Laurie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gravois Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Barnett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Versailles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Stover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Excelsior
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Glensted
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glensted is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurricane Deck, with the one closest to Hurricane Deck listed first.
    • Hawkeye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedeborg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg

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

Cemeteries Near Hurricane Deck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurricane Deck.

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 Hurricane Deck - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Linn Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Erie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garber Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawnee Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cape Galena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buckley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tick Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnumton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Warren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Hurricane Deck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hurricane Deck.

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

  • Purvis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Purvis is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Damsel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Damsel is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
  • Cape Galena ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cape Galena is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Galena
  • Barnumton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Barnumton is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Linn Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Proctor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Proctor is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Bagnell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravois Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Macks Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Climax Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Montreal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rocky Mount
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Sagrada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sagrada is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagrada
    • Decaturville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville

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

Newspapers Published in Hurricane Deck ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane Deck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurricane Deck, 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 Hurricane Deck.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hurricane Deck:

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 Hurricane Deck, 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' (or 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- Hurricane Deck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.