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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 Pearl (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 Pearl. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Pearl is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Christian, Dade, Dallas, Lawrence, Polk & Webster.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Pearl)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Walnut Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ash Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bois D'Arc
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookline Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Brookline Station is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
    • Brookline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Brookline is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Battlefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Battlefield is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
    • Langston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Langston is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Fair Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mumford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mumford is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
    • Sequiota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sequiota is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Umber View Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Republic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Billings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Clever
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Clever is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <1>
    • Cassidy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cassidy is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
    • Fremont Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Nixa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Ozark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ozark is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <1>
    • Linden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Pembina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pembina is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Everton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dadeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilgrim
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
    • Bona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bona is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
    • Corry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Corry is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
    • South Greenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Glen Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Greenfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Arcola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Lockwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Buffalo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Halltown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stinson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stinson is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Heatonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
    • Miller
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
    • Marionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Aurora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stotts City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Red Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Graydon Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
    • Eudora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Morrisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wishart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
    • Aldrich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Pleasant Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodnight
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Tin Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tin Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
    • Bolivar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fair Play
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Halfway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Dunnegan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Union City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Bradfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bradfield is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
    • Hurley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
    • Conklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
    • Elkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Northview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Northview is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
    • Rogersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Crown is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown

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

Cemeteries Near Pearl ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearl.

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

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

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

  • Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lemmon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leeper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johns Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Squib Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (288 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pearl had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cave Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cave Spring is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Harold
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harold is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
  • Phenix ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Phenix is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix has also been known as:
    • Phenix Quarry
  • Sacville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sacville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
  • Ash Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hackney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hackney is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
  • Buckley ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckley is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Walnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bois D'Arc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gresham ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gresham is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Graydon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ritter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ritter is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Emmett ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Emmett is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Yeakley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Yeakley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley

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

Newspapers Published in Pearl ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearl.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearl, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearl.

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 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 Pearl:

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 Pearl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pearl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.