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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 Monett (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 Monett. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Monett is primarily located in Barry County. A portion of Monett extends into Lawrence 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 Barry County: Benton (AR), Carroll (AR), Lawrence, McDonald, Newton & Stone.

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

  • Barry County     (The home county of Monett)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monett, with the one closest to Monett listed first.
    • Billings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clever
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Clever is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <1>
    • Republic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monett, with the one closest to Monett listed first.
    • Sarcoxie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • La Russell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Motley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Reeds is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Parshley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Avilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fidelity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Duenweg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Lawrence County
  • McDonald County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monett, with the one closest to Monett listed first.
    • Rocky Comfort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Powell is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Erie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wylie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monett, with the one closest to Monett listed first.
    • Wentworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wentworth is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Talmage City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Talmage City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ritchey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ritchey is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Park is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Stark City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Stella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Granby City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Granby City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
    • Granby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Boulder City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Boulder City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
    • Diamond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monett, with the one closest to Monett listed first.
    • Bradfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hurley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • McCord Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • McCord Bend is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Union City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Galena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Oto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cape Fair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monett, with the one closest to Monett listed first.
    • Clantonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Gateway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Monett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monett.

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 Monett - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Monett had a population of 1,699 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monett had a population of 9,161 people.

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

  • Pierce City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Freistatt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Purdy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Verona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Verona is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Pioneer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Corsicana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Corsicana is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsicana
  • Clarkson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarkson is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Wentworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wentworth is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Berwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Berwick is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • McDowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McDowell is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • Talmage City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Talmage City is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
  • Grangeville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grangeville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Monett ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monett.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Monett. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Monett and those printed in the larger area surrounding Monett.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Monett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Monett:

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