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 Panther Valley (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 Panther Valley. 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 Panther Valley ...
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 Panther Valley: Panther Vly. (or less commonly used: Panther Vally. or Panther Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Panther Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Panther Valley.
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 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.
Panther Valley is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Panther Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Panther Valley:
- Webster County (The home county of Panther Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Fordland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Northview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Diggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Olga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Marshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Conklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Niangua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Pembina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Bruner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Elkhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oldfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Cassidy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Nixa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Long Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ava
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Smallett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Olathia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sequiota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Fair Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Battlefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bois D'Arc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pease
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Tin Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Bradleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Day
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- McClurg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Odin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grovespring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Macomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Panther Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Panther Valley.
Cemeteries Near Panther Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panther Valley.
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 Panther Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Panther Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Panther Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Steward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fordland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Panther Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Panther Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Panther Valley, with the one closest to Panther Valley listed first.
- Compton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Fordland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Northview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Olga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Diggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Pembina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Caddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caddo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Sarvis Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Panther Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Panther Valley.
Newspapers Published in Panther Valley ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panther Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panther Valley, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panther Valley.
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 Panther Valley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Taney 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> | 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 Panther Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Panther Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |