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 Ink (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 Ink. 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.

Ink is located in Shannon 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 Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

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

• Shannon County     (The home county of Ink)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ink, with the one closest to Ink listed first.
  • Round Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
  • Alley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
  • Akers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
  • Eminence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
  • Birch Tree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
    • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
  • Montier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
  • Winona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
• Carter County
  • Fremont
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Carter County
• Dent County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ink, with the one closest to Ink listed first.
  • Gila
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Gila is located in Dent County
  • Jadwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
  • Darien
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darien. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Darien is located in Dent County
  • Bunker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Doss
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Doss is located in Dent County
  • Jack
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Jack is located in Dent County
  • Coulstone
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coulstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
  • Salem
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 <2>
• Howell County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ink, with the one closest to Ink listed first.
  • Mountain View
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Howell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <2>
  • Peace Valley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
    • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
• Reynolds County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ink, with the one closest to Ink listed first.
  • Greeley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
  • Corridon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
  • Fruit City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
  • Reynolds
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
  • Bee Fork
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Ellington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
    • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
• Texas County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ink, with the one closest to Ink listed first.
  • Hartshorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
  • Summersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
  • Eunice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Eunice is located in Texas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <2>
  • Hattie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
  • Raymondville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Yukon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Yukon is located in Texas County
  • Solo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Solo is located in Texas County
  • Licking
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Houston
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
  • Mineral Springs City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
  • Elk Creek
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
  • Bucyrus
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Bucyrus is located in Texas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <2>
  • Simmons
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Simmons is located in Texas County

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

Cemeteries Near Ink ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ink.

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 Ink covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Summer Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Grassy Hollow Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Weese Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weese Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Black Pond Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Pond Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Culpepper Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culpepper Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culpepper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lower Grassy Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Grassy Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Grassy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pickett Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Williams Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Dyer Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Akers Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akers Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Akers Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Akers.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995307 <4>
• Continue List   (165 more) ...
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chrisco Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Ink had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Round Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
• Alley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Alley is located in Shannon County
• Akers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Akers is located in Shannon County
• Eminence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
• Hartshorn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
• Summersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
• Sinkin ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
  • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
• Cedargrove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
  • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
• Nile
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
  • Nile is located in Texas County
• Oakside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
  • Oakside is located in Shannon County
• Shawnee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
• Gila
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gila is located in Dent County
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Jadwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
  • Gladden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
  • Eunice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Eunice is located in Texas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Ink ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ink.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ink, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ink.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ink:

• 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 Shannon County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Carter County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Dent County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Howell 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
  • Texas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cemeteries of Shannon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cemeteries of Shannon County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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