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 Mindenmines (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 Mindenmines. 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.
Name Variations for Mindenmines ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Minden Mines.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Mindenmines is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Crawford (KS), Cedar, Dade, Jasper & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Mindenmines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mindenmines:
- Barton County (The home county of Mindenmines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Burgess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Oakton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Lamar Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Irwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kenoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Bushnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Golden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Opolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Medoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Asbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Neck City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Purcell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carl Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oronogo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Carytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Dennis Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Grand Falls Plaza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Leawood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leawood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Shoal Creek Drive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Silver Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Bronaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Sheldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moundville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Milo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bellamy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pawnee Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Godfrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Edward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Hiattville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Hollister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Ronald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Fort Scott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Marmaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Redfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Cherokee County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Weir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Lawton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Scammon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Carona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Mackie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Skidmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skidmore is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Cornell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Yale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Curranville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Fox Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Frontenac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <1>
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Capaldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Labette County (KS)
- Strauss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Strauss is located in Labette County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mindenmines, see our County-by-County Page for Mindenmines.
Cemeteries Near Mindenmines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mindenmines.
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 Mindenmines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mindenmines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Mindenmines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frontenac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- The Rosebank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mulberry Cemetery
- Rose Bank Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93543 <2>
- Smilie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shirley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Liberal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dietz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mindenmines had a population of 219 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mindenmines had a population of 342 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mindenmines, with the one closest to Mindenmines listed first.
- Cornell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Yale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Frontenac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Arma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <1>
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Opolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Coalvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Iantha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iantha is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iantha
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Medoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Hannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hannon is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon
- Englevale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mindenmines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mindenmines.
Newspapers Published in Mindenmines ...
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 Mindenmines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mindenmines, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mindenmines.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Mindenmines:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Barton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Vernon County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Labette 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 Mindenmines, 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' (or 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- Mindenmines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |