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 Spring (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 Spring. 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 Spring ...
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 Spring: Lk. Spg. (or less commonly used: Lk. Spng. or Lk. Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Spring.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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 Spring is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Spring:
- Dent County (The home county of Lake Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Lecoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Howes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Sligo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Doss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Coulstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Darien
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Boss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Steelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dillard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Elaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Davisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jake Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Czar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Leasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gasconade County
- Redbird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Iron County
- Viburnum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Vichy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lanes Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Edgar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rolla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Doolittle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Beulah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Rosati
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Duke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Devils Elbow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Robert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shannon County
- Akers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Sherrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Licking
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Spring.
Cemeteries Near Lake Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Matlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Karns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Rolla.
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27549 <2>
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Headrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Inman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plank 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake Spring had a population of 55 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Spring, with the one closest to Lake Spring listed first.
- Lecoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Anutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anutt is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
- Condray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Condray is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
- Yancy Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Hedrick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Howes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Edgar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rolla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Maples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Spring.
Newspapers Published in Lake Spring ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Spring, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake Spring:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Shannon County
- Texas 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lake Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |