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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Ink is located in Shannon 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 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)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Alley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Akers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Eminence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- 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)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Jadwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Darien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Bunker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Coulstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Peace Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- 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)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Corridon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corridon is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
- Fruit City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Reynolds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Bee Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Ellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eunice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hattie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Raymondville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Solo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Licking
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Bucyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Simmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
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.
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 Ink - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Grassy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Grassy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pickett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Akers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Bunch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heaton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisco Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
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)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Alley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Akers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Eminence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartshorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinkin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sinkin is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
- Cedargrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
- Nile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nile is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
- Oakside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakside is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
- Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Gila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jadwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Gladden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gladden is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
- Eunice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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
- Pages specific to Shannon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Dent County
- Howell County
- Reynolds County
- Texas 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 Ink, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |