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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 Maples (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 Maples. 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.

Maples 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 Maples. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maples:

  • Texas County     (The home county of Maples)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maples, with the one closest to Maples listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Licking
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Raymondville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Success
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucyrus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Yukon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Hartshorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Eunice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Plato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maples, with the one closest to Maples listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Wesco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maples, with the one closest to Maples listed first.
    • Lenox
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Coulstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Jack
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Darien
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Lecoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Jadwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Doss
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Howes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Sligo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Gila
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Maples, with the one closest to Maples listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Winnipeg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maples, with the one closest to Maples listed first.
    • Beulah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Edgar Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Duke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Newburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Doolittle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Rolla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Arlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Saint James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maples, with the one closest to Maples listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Devils Elbow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Robert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maples, with the one closest to Maples listed first.
    • Akers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring

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

Cemeteries Near Maples ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maples.

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

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

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

  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kissock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Roseberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wofford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hutchison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kitchen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shafer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robnett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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, Maples had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Coulstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Lenox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Sherrill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sherrill is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Licking
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Joy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Joy is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Hedrick ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hedrick is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Beulah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Beulah is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Edgar Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Anutt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Anutt is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
  • Montauk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montauk is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
  • Blooming Rose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
  • Darien
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oscar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Oscar is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Jadwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin

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

Newspapers Published in Maples ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maples.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maples, 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 Maples.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Maples:

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 Maples, 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 from Point A (ie- Maples) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.