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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 Monegaw Springs (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 Monegaw Springs. 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 Monegaw Springs ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Monegaw Springs: Monegaw Spgs. (or less commonly used: Monegaw Spngs. or Monegaw Sprngs.)

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 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.

Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, Polk & Vernon.

Below are the counties that are near Monegaw Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monegaw Springs:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Monegaw Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monegaw Springs, with the one closest to Monegaw Springs listed first.
    • Roscoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Osceola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Johnson City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Lowry City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Cobb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gerster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Appleton City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Collins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bates County
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monegaw Springs, with the one closest to Monegaw Springs listed first.
    • Racket
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Tackner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warsaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monegaw Springs, with the one closest to Monegaw Springs listed first.
    • Lebeck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • El Dorado Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caplinger Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Willowville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Virgil City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Stockton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Umber View Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Jerico Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monegaw Springs, with the one closest to Monegaw Springs listed first.
    • Deepwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brownington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • La Due
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Alberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tightwad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Hartwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Urich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monegaw Springs, with the one closest to Monegaw Springs listed first.
    • Weaubleau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Wheatland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Galmey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monegaw Springs, with the one closest to Monegaw Springs listed first.
    • Humansville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Dunnegan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Rondo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monegaw Springs, with the one closest to Monegaw Springs listed first.
    • Schell City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Walker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Montevallo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Horton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Bellamy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Monegaw Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monegaw Springs.

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 Monegaw Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Benton Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Motley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Schoonover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Parks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Yeater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lewellen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Terry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bean Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • Short Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Landers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Monegaw Springs had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Roscoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chalk Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Oyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
  • Iuka Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Springs
  • Pape
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pape is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
  • Tiffin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Osceola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Johnson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Taberville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
  • Ohio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Lowry City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebeck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cobb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Copeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Copeland is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland

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

Newspapers Published in Monegaw Springs ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monegaw Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monegaw Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monegaw Springs.

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 Monegaw Springs:

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 Monegaw Springs, 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- Monegaw Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.