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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 Jack (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 Jack. 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 hospitals and 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.

Jack is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

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

  • Dent County     (The home county of Jack)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack, with the one closest to Jack listed first.
    • Darien
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jadwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doss
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coulstone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Howes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Lake Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lecoma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sligo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gila
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Boss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack, with the one closest to Jack listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Wesco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Dillard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Davisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Czar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Steelville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack, with the one closest to Jack listed first.
    • Bixby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Viburnum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack, with the one closest to Jack listed first.
    • Edgar Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Rolla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Newburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Saint James
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Doolittle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack, with the one closest to Jack listed first.
    • Devils Elbow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Reynolds County
  • Shannon County
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jack, with the one closest to Jack listed first.
    • Licking
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sherrill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Raymondville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartshorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Eunice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Yukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Houston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bucyrus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Success
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Roby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby

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

Cemeteries Near Jack ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jack.

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 Jack - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Dry Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Love Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woolford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cage - Lane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McNeill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • Stagner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Togleson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

While we didn't find Jack in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jack.

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

  • Darien
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hedrick ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedrick is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Joy is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Jadwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Custer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doss
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coulstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maples
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Montauk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Montauk is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
  • Lenox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Cedargrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gladden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gladden is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
    • Howes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Anutt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anutt is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt

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

Newspapers Published in Jack ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jack.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jack, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jack.

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 Jack:

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>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 Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.