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 McCracken (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 McCracken. 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.
McCracken is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near McCracken. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCracken:
- Christian County (The home county of McCracken)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Ozark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pembina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Cassidy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Oldfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Nixa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Chadwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Barry County
- Scholten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Arden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Ava
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smallett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Sequiota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Mumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Battlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bois D'Arc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Marionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Halltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Goodnight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Tin Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Oto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Hurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Galena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- McCord Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Crane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Branson West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Day
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Merriam Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Taneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Bradleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Bull Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Rockaway Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kissee Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Powersite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Kirbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McClurg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Fordland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Crown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Diggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Northview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Seymour
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Marshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCracken, see our County-by-County Page for McCracken.
Cemeteries Near McCracken ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCracken.
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 McCracken - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCracken covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Ozark.
- The Vaughn - Oddfellow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vaughn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32086 <2>
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shipman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- McCauley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find McCracken in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCracken.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCracken, with the one closest to McCracken listed first.
- Ozark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pembina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Cassidy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Palace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Nixa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palmetto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Mumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCracken. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCracken.
Newspapers Published in McCracken ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCracken.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCracken, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCracken.
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 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 McCracken:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Webster 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> | 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 McCracken, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCracken) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |