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 Killarney Shores (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 Killarney Shores. 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 Killarney Shores ...
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 Killarney Shores: Killarney Shrs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Killarney Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Killarney Shores.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Killarney Shores is located in Iron 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 Iron County: Crawford, Dent, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Killarney Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Killarney Shores:
- Iron County (The home county of Killarney Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- English Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Belleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Chloride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Sabula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sabula is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Annapolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Des Arc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Patton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Tin Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Millcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Cobalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fredericktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Mine La Motte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Saco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Cornwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Marquand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Munger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Lesterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Black
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redford is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Oates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Bee Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Iron Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Doe Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Hamilton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Bismarck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Park Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elvins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Esther
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Flat River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Leadington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Womack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Jonca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Sprott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Coffman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Clearwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Weingarten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Lawrenceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- New Offenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belgrade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunlight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Horton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- French Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mineral Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Potosi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cadet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Mud Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Brunot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
- Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Cascade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Bounds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bounds is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clubb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- Silva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Killarney Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Killarney Shores.
Cemeteries Near Killarney Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Killarney Shores.
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 Killarney Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Killarney Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
- The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fisher's Cemetery
- Arcadia Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allgier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rebel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Schwab Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Killarney Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Killarney Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Killarney Shores, with the one closest to Killarney Shores listed first.
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ghermanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ghermanville is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghermanville
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Iron Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Hogan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hogan is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- French Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- French Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mills
- Doe Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Syenite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Syenite is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syenite
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Bismarck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Killarney Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Killarney Shores.
Newspapers Published in Killarney Shores ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Killarney Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Killarney Shores, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Killarney Shores.
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 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 Killarney Shores:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Iron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Madison County
- Reynolds County
- Saint Francois County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Wayne 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 Killarney Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Killarney Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |