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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 Munsell (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 Munsell. 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 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.

Munsell is located in Shannon 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 Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

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

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Munsell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Eminence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Birch Tree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Montier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Akers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Fremont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Van Buren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Chicopee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Gila
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Bunker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jadwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Mountain View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Peace Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • Oregon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Woodside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Thomasville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Alton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Fruit City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Ellington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Corridon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Reynolds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Bee Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Redford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Greeley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Bardley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bardley is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
    • Bennett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennett is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munsell, with the one closest to Munsell listed first.
    • Summersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hartshorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hattie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
    • Eunice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Munsell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munsell.

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

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

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

  • New Eminence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Delaware Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rader Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Culpepper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Black Pond Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lower Grassy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 Munsell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Munsell.

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

  • Eminence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawnee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Winona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Bartlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Low Wassie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
  • Birch Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Ink
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ink is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
  • Montier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Brawley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brawley is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
  • Oakside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oakside is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Van Buren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Summersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Not
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Not is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not

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

Newspapers Published in Munsell ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munsell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Munsell, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Munsell.

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 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 Munsell:

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 Munsell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Munsell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.