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 Origanna (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 Origanna. 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.
Origanna is located in Laclede 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 Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Origanna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Origanna:
- Laclede County (The home county of Origanna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Competition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Twin Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Pease
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winnipeg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Abo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- Stoutland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Long Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Windyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Charity ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Phelps County
- Duke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Laquey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Bloodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Robert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Plato
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Bendavis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Huggins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Success
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Bucyrus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Rader
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Marshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Diggins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Conklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Northview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Grovespring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Green Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Hartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Odin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Graff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Macomb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Origanna, see our County-by-County Page for Origanna.
Cemeteries Near Origanna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Origanna.
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 Origanna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Origanna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bohanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dupue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dorris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hough Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Sharpe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bramhall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Origanna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Origanna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Origanna, with the one closest to Origanna listed first.
- Competition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Orla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orla is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
- Pease
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Grovespring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Russ
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russ is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
- Fuson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fuson is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson
- Manes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manes is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Boyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyer is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Drynob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rader
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Astoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Origanna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Origanna.
Newspapers Published in Origanna ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Origanna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Origanna, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Origanna.
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 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 Origanna:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Laclede County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright 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> | 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- Origanna) 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 Origanna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |