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 Pineville (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 Pineville. 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 Pineville ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Pineville was referred to as Pineville Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pineville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pineville.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 hospitals 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.
Pineville is located in McDonald County and is the County Seat.
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 McDonald County: Benton (AR), Barry, Newton, Delaware (OK) & Ottawa (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Pineville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pineville:
- McDonald County (The home county of Pineville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Jane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lanagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Blue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Noel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- South West City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- May
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- May is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Tiff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Ridgley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Wheaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seligman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seligman is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Exeter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Butterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Thompsons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Boulder City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stark City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Granby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Granby City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Ritchey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hiwasse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Bella Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gravette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Centerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bentonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Pea Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Elm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tontitown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Dodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Cayuga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <1>
- Brush Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Copeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Colcord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Cloud Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Kellyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Wyandotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pineville, see our County-by-County Page for Pineville.
Cemeteries Near Pineville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pineville.
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 Pineville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pineville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Pineville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shelt Noel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warren Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- GAR Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butler Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Peace Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Anderson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317241 <2>
- Bella Vista Memorial Garden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Pineville had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pineville had a population of 810 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pineville, with the one closest to Pineville listed first.
- Jane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Noel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Crump ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Caverna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caverna is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caverna
- Cyclone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Saratoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saratoga is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Splitlog
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
- Coy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Beaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Bethpage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpage is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pineville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pineville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pineville ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pineville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pineville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pineville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pineville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Pineville.
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 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 Pineville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to McDonald County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Newton County
- Benton County
- Washington County
- Delaware County
- Ottawa 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 Pineville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pineville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |