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 Marvel Cave (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 Marvel Cave. 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 and doctors 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.
Marvel Cave is located in Stone 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 Stone County: Carroll (AR), Barry, Christian, Lawrence & Taney.
Below are the counties that are near Marvel Cave. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marvel Cave:
- Stone County (The home county of Marvel Cave)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Silver Dollar City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Branson West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Reeds Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimberling City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Marmaros
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Cape Fair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lampe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Blue Eye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Shell Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arrow Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Scholten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Emerald Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jenkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Golden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Chain-O-Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Thompsons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Chestnutridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spokane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saddlebrooke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Green Mound Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Highlandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Chadwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Nixa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clever
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cassidy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Oldfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Greene County
- Battlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Marionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Branson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Bull Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Walnut Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Hollister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Merriam Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Melva ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oasis is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Kirbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powersite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Lowry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shaver is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Boone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Myrtle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Alpena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Diamond City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lead Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Blue Eye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Urbanette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Green Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Eureka Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conway County (AR)
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marvel Cave, see our County-by-County Page for Marvel Cave.
Cemeteries Near Marvel Cave ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marvel Cave.
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 Marvel Cave - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marvel Cave covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philibert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stults Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gretna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yocum Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewallen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Marvel Cave in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marvel Cave.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marvel Cave, with the one closest to Marvel Cave listed first.
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Branson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Radical
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Marmaros
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Walnut Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Cape Fair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Kirbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Blue Eye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Forsyth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marvel Cave. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marvel Cave.
Newspapers Published in Marvel Cave ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marvel Cave.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marvel Cave, 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 Marvel Cave.
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 helpful 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 Marvel Cave:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Taney County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway 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 Marvel Cave, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marvel Cave) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |