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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 Ozark Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Ozark Springs: Ozark Spgs. (or less commonly used: Ozark Spngs. or Ozark Sprngs.)

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 Springs is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps & Texas.

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

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Ozark Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Springs, with the one closest to Ozark Springs listed first.
    • Richland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Swedeborg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Laquey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Waynesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crocker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Robert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hawkeye
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Devils Elbow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bloodland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Dixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Springs, with the one closest to Ozark Springs listed first.
    • Stoutland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Montreal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Decaturville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Linn Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Camdenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Damsel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Osage Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Shawnee Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Roach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Ozark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Springs, with the one closest to Ozark Springs listed first.
    • Abo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Sleeper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Falcon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Winnipeg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lynchburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Twin Bridges
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Competition
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Brush Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Pease
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Maries County
    • Brinktown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Springs, with the one closest to Ozark Springs listed first.
    • Iberia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brumley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kaiser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuscumbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Bagnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Springs, with the one closest to Ozark Springs listed first.
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Duke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Newburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Doolittle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Edgar Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Beulah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozark Springs, with the one closest to Ozark Springs listed first.
    • Plato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Roby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Sherrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Success
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright County
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail

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

Cemeteries Near Ozark Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ozark Springs.

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

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

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

  • Mayse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Manes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Collie Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dodds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Schlight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Swede Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stories Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dowty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...

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

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

  • Richland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Swedeborg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Waynesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crocker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glaize ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
  • Stoutland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Abo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abo is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Hawkeye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Wet Glaize
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Hancock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Sleeper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Drynob
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Drynob is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cookville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cookville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
    • Toronto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Toronto is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Montreal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ozark Springs ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ozark Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ozark Springs, 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 Springs.

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 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 Ozark Springs:

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