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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 Lively (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 Lively. 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 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 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.

Lively is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Lively)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lively, with the one closest to Lively listed first.
    • Zora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Edwards
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmonson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Warsaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tackner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Cole Camp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Racket
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Mora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Palo Pinto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Ionia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lively, with the one closest to Lively listed first.
    • Climax Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnumton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Sunrise Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Macks Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Roach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Seasons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
      • Four Seasons has also been known as:
      • Village of Four Seasons
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Damsel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • White City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Shawnee Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • Camdenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Linn Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lively, with the one closest to Lively listed first.
    • Tunas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Urbana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Westfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Celt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Leadmine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lively, with the one closest to Lively listed first.
    • Tightwad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Yolo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lively, with the one closest to Lively listed first.
    • Cross Timbers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Avery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nemo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Quincy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Wheatland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Galmey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lively, with the one closest to Lively listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Bagnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kaiser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Aurora Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
    • Eldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Moniteau County
    • Fortuna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lively, with the one closest to Lively listed first.
    • Laurie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gravois Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mount
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Versailles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glensted
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glensted is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
    • Barnett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Florence is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Excelsior
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Excelsior is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
  • Pettis County
    • Spring Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
  • Polk County
    • Sentinel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
  • Saint Clair County
    • Gerster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lively ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lively.

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

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

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

  • Cable Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Knobby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hastain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dority Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Couts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mossy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yeager Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belleview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...

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 Lively in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lively.

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

  • Sagrada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sagrada is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagrada
  • Hastain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hastain is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastain
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Zora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Zora is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
  • Edwards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Climax Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Proctor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Proctor is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Todd ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Todd is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Boylers Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boylers Mill is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylers Mill
  • Edmonson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmonson is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
  • Barnumton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnumton is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Cross Timbers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Warsaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Purvis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Purvis is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis

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

Newspapers Published in Lively ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lively.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lively, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lively.

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 either 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 Lively:

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 Lively, 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' (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- Lively) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.