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 Jamesville (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 Jamesville. 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 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.
Jamesville is located in Stone 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 Stone County: Carroll (AR), Barry, Christian, Lawrence & Taney.
Below are the counties that are near Jamesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamesville:
- Stone County (The home county of Jamesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Union City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Crane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Reeds Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Branson West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Cape Fair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Scholten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Leann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Shell Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Monett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Highlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nixa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Clever
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spokane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Fremont Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Cassidy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnutridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saddlebrooke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Battlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Sequiota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Langston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mumford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Bois D'Arc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Strafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Marionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Halltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hoberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Heatonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Stinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Freistatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Day
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Merriam Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Branson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Table Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Taneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Kirbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Fordland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Northview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamesville, see our County-by-County Page for Jamesville.
Cemeteries Near Jamesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamesville.
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 Jamesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Flood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Chastain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lebow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delaware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Valley 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jamesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jamesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamesville, with the one closest to Jamesville listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Highlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- School
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Nixa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Oto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Day
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
- Billings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamesville.
Newspapers Published in Jamesville ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamesville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamesville.
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 Jamesville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Taney County
- Webster 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jamesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jamesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |