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 Iron Center (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 Iron Center. 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 Iron Center ...
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 Iron Center: Iron Ctr. (or less commonly used: Iron Cen., Iron Cent. or Iron Cntr.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Iron Center 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 Iron Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iron Center:
- Crawford County (The home county of Iron Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jake Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Leasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Argo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Wesco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Bourbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Sligo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Lake Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Howes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lecoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Elmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Strain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Sullivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Champion City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Caseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Stanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Miramiguoa Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Benson Tourist City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Redbird
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Owensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Iron County
- Viburnum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Vichy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Rosati
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rolla
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doolittle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Washington County
- Berryman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Iron Center, see our County-by-County Page for Iron Center.
Cemeteries Near Iron Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iron Center.
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 Iron Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iron Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kinder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cuba.
- The Kinder Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29677 <2>
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shepherd of the Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zenser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairclough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Attebery - Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Steelville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Iron Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Iron Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Iron Center, with the one closest to Iron Center listed first.
- Fanning
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Delhi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jake Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Leasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Coffeyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeyton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyton
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Safe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Argo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Iron Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iron Center.
Newspapers Published in Iron Center ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iron Center, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Iron Center.
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 Iron Center:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Osage County
- Phelps 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 Iron Center, 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- Iron Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |