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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 Lead Branch Junction (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 Lead Branch Junction. 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 Lead Branch Junction ...
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 Lead Branch Junction: Lead Br. Jct. (or less commonly used: Lead Brnch. Jct.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lead Branch Junction is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Lead Branch Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lead Branch Junction:
- Crawford County (The home county of Lead Branch Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Steelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wesco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Elaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cherryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Davisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dillard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Sligo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Howes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lake Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Boss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Doss
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lenox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Darien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Japan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Boone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Elmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Sullivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Caseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Strain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Miramiguoa Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Champion City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Charmwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Redbird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Viburnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Vichy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Rosati
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rolla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doolittle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Edgar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Greeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Oates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Berryman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Horton Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Belgrade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aptus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lead Branch Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Lead Branch Junction.
Cemeteries Near Lead Branch Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lead Branch Junction.
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 Lead Branch Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lead Branch Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Wesco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steelville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schweider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hibler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gorman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Taff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Lead Branch Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lead Branch Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lead Branch Junction, with the one closest to Lead Branch Junction listed first.
- Keysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Steelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Cherryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Sligo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Fanning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Davisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Condray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Condray is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
- Service ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Service is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Leasburg
(13 miles [20.9 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 Lead Branch Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lead Branch Junction.
Newspapers Published in Lead Branch Junction ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lead Branch Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lead Branch Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lead Branch Junction.
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 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 Lead Branch Junction:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Phelps County
- Reynolds County
- Washington 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 Lead Branch Junction, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lead Branch Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |