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 Peace 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 Peace 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 Peace 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Peace Valley: Peace Vly. (or less commonly used: Peace Vally. or Peace Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Peace Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peace 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Peace Valley is located in Howell 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 Howell County: Fulton (AR), Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Peace Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peace Valley:
- Howell County (The home county of Peace Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Willow Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Cottbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Siloam Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Pottersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- South Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Douglas County
- Richville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- Thomasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Koshkonong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Woodside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Corona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Garfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- Dora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elijah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- Montier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Birch Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Eminence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- Hattie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Summersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sargent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Eunice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cabool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Hartshorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Solo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Yukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Simmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Fulton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- Cornertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Moko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moko is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Mammoth Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sturkie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peace Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Peace Valley.
Cemeteries Near Peace Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peace 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 Peace Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peace Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rowe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Newsalem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newsalem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
- The Newsalem Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30500 <2>
- New Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peace Valley had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peace Valley, with the one closest to Peace Valley listed first.
- White Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Not
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Not is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Hutton Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
- Montier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- West Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Thomasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Burnham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Brandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Birch Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Willow Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hattie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Cottbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peace Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peace Valley.
Newspapers Published in Peace 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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peace Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peace Valley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peace Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Peace Valley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Fulton 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peace Valley) 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 Peace Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |