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 Owls Bend (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 Owls Bend. 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.

Name Variations for Owls Bend ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

• A typical abbreviation for Owls Bend: Owls Bnd.

• While the name of this community is Owls Bend, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Owls Bend may originally have been Owl's Bend.
  
  Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Owls Bend might be written as Owl Bend.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Owls Bend is located in Shannon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties 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 Owls Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owls Bend:

• Shannon County     (The home county of Owls Bend)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Bend, with the one closest to Owls Bend listed first.
  • Eminence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
  • Round Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
  • Winona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
  • Alley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
  • Birch Tree
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
    • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <3>
  • Akers
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
  • Montier
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
• Carter County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Bend, with the one closest to Owls Bend listed first.
  • Van Buren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <3>
  • Fremont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Carter County
  • Chicopee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
  • Ellsinore
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
    • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <3>
• Dent County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Bend, with the one closest to Owls Bend listed first.
  • Bunker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
    • Bunker is located in Dent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <3>
  • Gila
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Gila is located in Dent County
  • Jadwin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
• Iron County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Bend, with the one closest to Owls Bend listed first.
  • Annapolis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
    • Annapolis is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <3>
  • Vulcan
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Iron County
  • Sabula
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Sabula is located in Iron County
• Reynolds County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Bend, with the one closest to Owls Bend listed first.
  • Fruit City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
  • Ellington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
    • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <3>
  • Corridon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
  • Reynolds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
  • Bee Fork
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Redford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Redford is located in Reynolds County
  • Centerville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Greeley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
  • Lesterville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
    • Lesterville is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <3>
  • Oates
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Oates is located in Reynolds County
  • Black
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
    • Black is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black <3>
• Texas County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Bend, with the one closest to Owls Bend listed first.
  • Summersville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <3>
  • Hartshorn
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
• Wayne County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Owls Bend, with the one closest to Owls Bend listed first.
  • Piedmont
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
  • Mill Spring
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people

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

Cemeteries Near Owls Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owls Bend.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Neeley Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neeley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rumburg Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumburg Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Reed Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Collins Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Chitwood Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Nuckols Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuckols Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuckols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bunch Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunch Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Williams Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Chilton Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• New Eminence Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Eminence Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Burnham Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnham Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Lower Grassy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Grassy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Grassy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

• Shawnee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
• Eminence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
• Alamode ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamode have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
  • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
• Round Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
• Winona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Shannon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
• Low Wassie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Wassie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
  • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
• Alley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Alley is located in Shannon County
• Van Buren
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <3>
• Bartlett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
• Chicopee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Chicopee is located in Carter County
• Ink
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
  • Ink is located in Shannon County
• Gila
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gila is located in Dent County
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  • Redford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Redford is located in Reynolds County
  • Bee Fork
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County

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

Newspapers Published in Owls Bend ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owls Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owls Bend, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owls Bend.

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 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 Owls Bend:

• Websites specific to Missouri
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Shannon County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Carter County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Dent County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Iron County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Reynolds County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Texas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Wayne County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cemeteries of Shannon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Missouri
  • Cemeteries of Shannon County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owls Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/