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 Lede (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 Lede. 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.
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.
Lede is located in Ripley 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 Ripley County: Clay (AR), Randolph (AR), Butler, Carter & Oregon.
Below are the counties that are near Lede. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lede:
- Ripley County (The home county of Lede)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Doniphan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oxly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Current View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Briar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Gamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Ponder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Fairdealing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Naylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Bennett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Gatewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bardley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Neelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harviell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Grandin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Ellsinore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chicopee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Van Buren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Calm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Myrtle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Wayne County
- Williamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Current View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Success
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Datto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Moark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Corning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Peach Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- McDougal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Greene County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Delaplaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Stonewall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Middlebrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Supply
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Maynard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Warm Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Reyno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Ingram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Spikes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
- Biggers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Brockett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Peru
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Hamil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lede, see our County-by-County Page for Lede.
Cemeteries Near Lede ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lede.
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 Lede - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lede covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Towles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Towles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGee - Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Stillwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mizell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Lede in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lede.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lede, with the one closest to Lede listed first.
- Doniphan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poynor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poynor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Ponder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Gamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Fairdealing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Middlebrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Supply
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Palatka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palatka is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
- Bennett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Tucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Maynard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grandin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Gatewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Warm Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lede. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lede.
Newspapers Published in Lede ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lede.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lede, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lede.
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 Lede:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ripley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Carter County
- Oregon County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Randolph 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 Lede, 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- Lede) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |