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 Limberlost (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 Limberlost. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Limberlost 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 Limberlost. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Limberlost:
- Crawford County (The home county of Limberlost)
- The following are listed by their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Cook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cherryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Davisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dillard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Elaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Czar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Leasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Sligo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Howes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Boss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Lake Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Jack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Darien
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Lenox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Bunker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jadwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Gila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Japan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Gasconade County
- Redbird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Viburnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Maries County
- Vichy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Rosati
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rolla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Doolittle
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Greeley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Oates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Bee Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Black
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Berryman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Horton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Belgrade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Limberlost, see our County-by-County Page for Limberlost.
Cemeteries Near Limberlost ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limberlost.
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 Limberlost - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Limberlost covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delcour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hutson - Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wesco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pinto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotner 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 Limberlost in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Limberlost.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Limberlost, with the one closest to Limberlost listed first.
- Sligo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Keysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Cook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cherryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Dillard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Davisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Howes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Condray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Condray is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Howes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howes Mill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
- Czar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 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 Limberlost. See our List of 1890's Communities around Limberlost.
Newspapers Published in Limberlost ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limberlost.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Limberlost, 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 Limberlost.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Limberlost:
- 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> | 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 Limberlost, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Limberlost) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |