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 Indian Springs (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 Indian Springs. 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 Indian Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Springs: Indian Spgs. (or less commonly used: Indian Spngs. or Indian Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Springs.
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.
Indian Springs is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Springs:
- Vernon County (The home county of Indian Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Schell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Horton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Milo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Stotesbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Montevallo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Deerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Richards
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Bellamy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Prairie City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Rich Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Nyhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Passaic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Hume
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Worland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Mayesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amoret
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Virgil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Caplinger Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Jerico Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Due
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Deepwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hartwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Urich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Appleton City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Roscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lowry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cobb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Prescott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Springs.
Cemeteries Near Indian Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Springs.
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 Indian Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Garrison & Westfall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <2>
- Lefler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Living Faith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taberville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blackwell 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>
While we didn't find Indian Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Prairie City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Schell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Harwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Ketterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Pleasant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Carbon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Taberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Rich Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Horton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Pape
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Springs.
Newspapers Published in Indian Springs ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Indian Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Saint Clair County
- Bourbon County
- Linn 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 Indian Springs, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |