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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 Licking (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 Licking. 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 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.

Licking is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

Below are the counties that are near Licking. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Licking:

  • Texas County     (The home county of Licking)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Raymondville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Success
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bucyrus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yukon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Roby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Eunice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hartshorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Plato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Darien
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Jadwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Lecoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Lake Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Howes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Gila
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Winnipeg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Falcon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.
    • Beulah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Newburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Doolittle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jerome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Devils Elbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Robert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Laquey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.
    • Akers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.
    • Astoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Graff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Green Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Licking, see our County-by-County Page for Licking.

Cemeteries Near Licking ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Licking.

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 Licking - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Licking covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.

  • Vancleve Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sliger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Presser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hutchison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Craddock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Crane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Olive 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Licking had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Licking had a population of 2,872 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Licking, with the one closest to Licking listed first.

  • Oscar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oscar is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Coulstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Sherrill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sherrill is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Maples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Venable
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Venable is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable
  • Beulah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Beulah is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Montauk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Montauk is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
  • Blooming Rose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
  • Hazelton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hazelton is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Joy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Joy is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Ellis Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
  • Raymondville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lenox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Success
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Houston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Licking. See our List of 1890's Communities around Licking.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Licking ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Licking.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Licking. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Licking and those printed in the larger area surrounding Licking.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Licking.

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 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 Licking:

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 Licking, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Licking) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.