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 Huzzah (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 Huzzah. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Huzzah is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Huzzah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huzzah:
- Crawford County (The home county of Huzzah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Davisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cherryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Czar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Dillard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Steelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wesco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Cook Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Bourbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Sligo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Boss
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Howes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Lake Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Caseyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Elmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Miramiguoa Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Japan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Stanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Charmwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Strain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Anaconda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Benson Tourist City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Redbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Viburnum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Good Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Bixby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belleview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Jefferson County
- Fletcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Rosati
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Oates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Greeley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Black
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Munger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Bismarck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Settletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Wortham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Berryman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Horton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Belgrade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aptus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Potosi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Old Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Richwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huzzah, see our County-by-County Page for Huzzah.
Cemeteries Near Huzzah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huzzah.
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 Huzzah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huzzah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Courtois Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dobkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitby - Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cresswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Huzzah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huzzah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huzzah, with the one closest to Huzzah listed first.
- Berryman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Service ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Service is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Davisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Czar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Dillard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Levy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Levy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levy
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Vilander ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vilander is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilander
- Sligo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huzzah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huzzah.
Newspapers Published in Huzzah ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huzzah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huzzah, 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 Huzzah.
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 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 Huzzah:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Phelps County
- Reynolds County
- Saint Francois County
- Washington 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 Huzzah, 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- Huzzah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |