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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 Low Wassie (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 Low Wassie. 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.

Low Wassie is located in Shannon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

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

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Low Wassie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Wassie, with the one closest to Low Wassie listed first.
    • Winona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Eminence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
    • Birch Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
      • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
    • Alley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Montier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Round Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Wassie, with the one closest to Low Wassie listed first.
    • Fremont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Chicopee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
    • Van Buren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
    • Grandin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Ellsinore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
      • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <2>
  • Dent County
    • Gila
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
      • Gila is located in Dent County
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Wassie, with the one closest to Low Wassie listed first.
    • Mountain View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Peace Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
  • Oregon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Wassie, with the one closest to Low Wassie listed first.
    • Woodside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County
    • Thomasville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Alton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Couch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
      • Couch is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <2>
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Oregon County
    • Calm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
      • Calm is located in Oregon County
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Wassie, with the one closest to Low Wassie listed first.
    • Ellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
    • Fruit City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Corridon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
    • Reynolds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
    • Redford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
  • Ripley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Wassie, with the one closest to Low Wassie listed first.
    • Bardley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
      • Bardley is located in Ripley County
    • Bennett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Ripley County
    • Briar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
      • Briar is located in Ripley County
    • Gatewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
      • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Low Wassie, with the one closest to Low Wassie listed first.
    • Summersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
    • Hartshorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Hattie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
      • Hattie is located in Texas County

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

Cemeteries Near Low Wassie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Low Wassie.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Site Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Site Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Site Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evaline Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evaline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evaline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snider Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midco Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Falling Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Turley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Poca Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poca Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Low Wassie had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Winona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
  • Brawley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Brawley is located in Oregon County
  • Bartlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
  • Shawnee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
  • Eminence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
  • Birch Tree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
    • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
  • Chicopee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
  • Van Buren
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
  • Wilderness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
    • Wilderness is located in Oregon County
  • Alley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
  • Greer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Oregon County
  • Barren ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren
    • Barren is located in Carter County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Montier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Not
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Not have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
      • Not is located in Shannon County
    • Woodside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County

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

Newspapers Published in Low Wassie ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Low Wassie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Low Wassie, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Low Wassie.

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 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 Low Wassie:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Low Wassie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Low Wassie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Low Wassie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Low Wassie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9887, Longitude: -91.2582       In this case, the coordinates for Low Wassie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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