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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 Mounce (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 Mounce. 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.

Mounce is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

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

  • Dent County     (The home county of Mounce)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Sligo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Howes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Doss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Boss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Jack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Darien
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Gila
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Jadwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Lake Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Bunker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lecoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Lenox
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Dillard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Wesco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Cherryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Davisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Czar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Steelville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Elaver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elaver is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
    • Midland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Scotia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Cuba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cuba is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Leasburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Bixby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Viburnum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Good Water
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Rosati
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
    • Saint James
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgar Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rolla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Beulah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Greeley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Oates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Bee Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Reynolds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Black
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Corridon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Akers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Licking
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounce, with the one closest to Mounce listed first.
    • Berryman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Horton Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Horton Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
    • Sunlight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sunlight is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
    • Belgrade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Mounce ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mounce.

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

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

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

  • Kittenger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mounce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maledy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Warden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cotner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Hutson - Walker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

While we didn't find Mounce in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mounce.

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

  • Stone Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
  • Howes Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howes Mill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
  • Sligo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sligo is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Howes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Doss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Boscobel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boscobel is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
  • Cook Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
  • Custer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Dillard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Condray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Condray is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
  • Gladden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Red Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Red Point is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
    • Keysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Keysville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Davisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mounce ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mounce.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mounce, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mounce.

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 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 Mounce:

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 Mounce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Mounce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.