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 Jerico Springs (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 Jerico Springs. 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 Jerico Springs ...
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 Jerico Springs: Jerico Spgs. (or less commonly used: Jerico Spngs. or Jerico Sprngs.)
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 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.
Jerico Springs is located in Cedar 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 Cedar County: Barton, Dade, Hickory, Polk, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Jerico Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jerico Springs:
- Cedar County (The home county of Jerico Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Virgil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Umber View Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Caplinger Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- El Dorado Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lebeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Layneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Bushnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Golden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Oakton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Liberal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Bona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- South Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Dadeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Everton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Avilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Carytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Round Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Miller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Fair Play
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Aldrich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Humansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eudora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Graydon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Flemington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Cobb
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Roscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monegaw Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Montevallo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Bellamy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Walker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Harwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bronaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jerico Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Jerico Springs.
Cemeteries Near Jerico Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerico Springs.
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 Jerico Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jerico Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Anna - Edna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brasher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oldham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Omer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noffsinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newport Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Newport
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Jerico Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jerico Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jerico Springs, with the one closest to Jerico Springs listed first.
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Zodiac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
- Sylvania ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Montevallo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Virgil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Filley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Bellamy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bushnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ivy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Seybert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seybert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybert
- Sandstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandstone is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jerico Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jerico Springs.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jerico Springs ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerico Springs.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jerico Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jerico Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jerico Springs.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Jerico Springs.
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 helpful 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 Jerico Springs:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cedar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon 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> | 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 Jerico Springs, 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- Jerico Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |