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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 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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 may 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)
    • Eminence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Birch Tree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Alley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Montier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Round Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • 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)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Chicopee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Van Buren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Grandin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Ellsinore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Dent County
    • Gila
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • 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)
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • 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)
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Thomasville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Alton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Couch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Garfield is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Calm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Calm is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
  • 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)
    • Fruit City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Corridon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Reynolds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Redford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • 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)
      • Bardley is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
    • Bennett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennett is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
    • Briar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Briar is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Gatewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • 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)
    • Hartshorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hattie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie

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.

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 Low Wassie - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Site Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evaline Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snider Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Midco Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Turley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Poca Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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, 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)
  • Brawley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brawley is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
  • Bartlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Shawnee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Eminence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Birch Tree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chicopee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Van Buren
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wilderness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilderness is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
  • Alley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Greer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Greer is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Barren ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barren is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Montier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Not
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Not is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
    • Woodside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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]<3>. 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 like to 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 Low Wassie:

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