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 Montague (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 Montague. 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.
Montague 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 Montague. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montague:
- Christian County (The home county of Montague)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Highlandville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Mound Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Spokane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nixa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Chestnutridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saddlebrooke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Cassidy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Clever
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Scholten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Leann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Shell Knob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Star City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Arrow Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerald Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Battlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Sequiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Brookline Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Langston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Bois D'Arc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Marionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Halltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Oto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Hurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Bradfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Branson West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Cape Fair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Merriam Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Branson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Hollister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Kirbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kissee Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Rogersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Fordland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Northview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Carroll County (AR)
- Blue Eye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montague, see our County-by-County Page for Montague.
Cemeteries Near Montague ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montague.
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 Montague - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montague covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Mayberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lebow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Chastain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Schupbach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McLean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Montague in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Montague.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montague, with the one closest to Montague listed first.
- Highlandville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Oto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Nixa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- School
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Cassidy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bradfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pembina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montague. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montague.
Newspapers Published in Montague ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montague.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montague, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montague.
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 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 Montague:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Webster County
- Carroll 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> | 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- Montague) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Montague, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |