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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 Only (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 Only. 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.

Only is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Benton, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan & Pulaski.

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

  • Camden County     (The home county of Only)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Macks Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • White City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Roach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Camdenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Decaturville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Barnumton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Barnumton is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Climax Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Linn Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Montreal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Damsel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Sunrise Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Seasons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
      • Four Seasons has also been known as:
      • Village of Four Seasons
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Zora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Edmonson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Westfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Westfield is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Celt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Celt is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
    • Leadmine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
    • Tunas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
    • Urbana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Windyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
    • Louisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Long Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Preston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timbers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Nemo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Pittsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Galmey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Avery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Wheatland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Quincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sleeper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Brush Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Phillipsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Conway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Abo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Kaiser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Brumley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Bagnell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Laurie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gravois Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Mount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Goodson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
    • Polk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Halfway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Rondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rondo is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Only, with the one closest to Only listed first.
    • Hawkeye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Only ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Only.

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

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

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

  • Winters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • A.B. Union Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Macks Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wiley Gott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Berry Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (273 more) ...
    • Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parrack Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Creach Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Macks Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Celt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Celt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
  • Leadmine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
  • Roach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Almon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Almon is located in Hickory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
  • Wood Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wood Hill is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hill
  • Eldridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Decaturville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Decaturville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Barnumton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Barnumton is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
  • Tilden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tilden is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Louisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Linn Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalls ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingalls is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls

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

Newspapers Published in Only ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Only.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Only, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Only.

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 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 Only:

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