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 Lake Creek (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 Lake Creek. 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 Lake Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Creek: Lk. Creek
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Creek.
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 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.
Lake Creek is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Creek:
- Benton County (The home county of Lake Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Mora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Cole Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Zora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Palo Pinto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Racket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Tackner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Edwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Climax Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barnumton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Sunrise Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Otterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Harriston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Bunceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bellair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Pilot Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yolo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Bowen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Tightwad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Knob Noster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Fortuna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Tipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- High Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Stover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glensted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Versailles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gravois Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Barnett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laurie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Spring Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Smithton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- La Monte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Longwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Tedieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Creek.
Cemeteries Near Lake Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Creek.
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 Lake Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brauersville Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deppeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deppeler Cemetery
- The Deppeler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deppler Cemetery
- Schupp Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eickhoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Camp Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Immanuel Cemetery
- The Lamb Immanuel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lamb Cemetery
- Schupp Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monsees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Camp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Pyrmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
- Bahner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bahner is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahner
- Mora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Cole Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pyrmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Spring Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Stover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ionia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Boylers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boylers Mill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylers Mill
- Smithton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Otterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Creek.
Newspapers Published in Lake Creek ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Creek, 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 Lake Creek.
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 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 Lake Creek:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Cooper County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pettis 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 Lake Creek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |