Welcome to Jerktail ...
So far, we found very little information about Jerktail. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jerktail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jerktail, please Contact Us.
Jerktail would have been located within present day Wright County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Jerktail, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jerktail is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Jerktail was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Jerktail once stood is in the (417) area code.
Communities near Jerktail ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jerktail.
- Hartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
- Hartville is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <5>
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <5>
- Twin Bridges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Competition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Astoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Grovespring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovespring
- Grovespring is located in Wright County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovespring <5>
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Graff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jerktail. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jerktail.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jerktail. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jerktail.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerktail. See our Newspapers Page for Jerktail.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jerktail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jerktail - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |