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 Ozark Junction (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 Ozark Junction. 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 Ozark Junction ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ozark Junction: Ozark Jct. (or less commonly used: Ozark Jctn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ozark Junction is located in Maries 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 Maries County: Gasconade, Miller, Osage, Phelps & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Ozark Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ozark Junction:
- Maries County (The home county of Ozark Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Brinktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lindell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Paydown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vichy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Callaway County
- Cedar City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Osage Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montreal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Teal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Henley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Eugene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Wardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Taos
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Osage City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Scruggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Bland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Ulman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brumley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Etterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Kaiser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Bagnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Eldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Meta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Freeburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Folk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Westphalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Koenig
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Loose Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Linn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnots Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Doolittle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Rolla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crocker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Swedeborg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Devils Elbow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Robert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laquey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ozark Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Ozark Junction.
Cemeteries Near Ozark Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ozark Junction.
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 Ozark Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ozark Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Crisman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jim - Matt Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna Public Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Visitation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Ozark Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ozark Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ozark Junction, with the one closest to Ozark Junction listed first.
- Tavern
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
- Van Cleve
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Babbtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Hancock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Teal ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Franks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franks is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Marys Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Crocker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ozark Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ozark Junction.
Newspapers Published in Ozark Junction ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ozark Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ozark Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ozark Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ozark Junction:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Maries County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Cole County
- Gasconade County
- Miller County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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> | 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 Ozark Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ozark Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |