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 Menorkanut (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 Menorkanut. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Menorkanut is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Clay (AR), Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Menorkanut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Menorkanut:
- Butler County (The home county of Menorkanut)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Broseley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Qulin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Rombauer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Oglesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Kelly Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fagus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Harviell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Neelyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Sturdivant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Gipsy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Zalma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Clarkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Holcomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sumach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Parma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Gideon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Risco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Catron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Canalou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Morehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Pemiscot County
- Peach Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Fairdealing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Naylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Gamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Oxly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Bernie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Puxico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Penermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- LaValle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Leora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Baker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Grayridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Circle City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Guam ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Wappapello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- McGee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Williamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Saint Francis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pollard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Piggott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McDougal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Moark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Greenway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Nimmons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Bell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Menorkanut, see our County-by-County Page for Menorkanut.
Cemeteries Near Menorkanut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Menorkanut.
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 Menorkanut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Menorkanut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Vale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27790 <2>
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McMurphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dudley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Malden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145191 <2>
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armstead Dowdy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Qulin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Menorkanut in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Menorkanut.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Menorkanut, with the one closest to Menorkanut listed first.
- Ash Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Qulin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Valley Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Bernie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carola ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carola is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Asherville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Asherville is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Poplar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Ridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hilliard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
- Wappapello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mingo is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Menorkanut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Menorkanut.
Newspapers Published in Menorkanut ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Menorkanut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Menorkanut, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Menorkanut.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Menorkanut:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Ripley County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Clay 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Menorkanut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Menorkanut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |