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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 Piney End Resort (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 Piney End Resort. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Piney End Resort 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 Piney End Resort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney End Resort:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Piney End Resort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Devils Elbow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Robert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Waynesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bloodland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Swedeborg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Laquey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hawkeye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Stoutland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Montreal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Lecoma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Lake Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lenox
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Coulstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Winnipeg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Abo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Falcon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynchburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Sleeper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Brinktown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
    • Vienna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Vichy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vichy is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
    • Lindell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lindell is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
    • Lanes Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
    • Paydown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Paydown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Iberia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brumley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Argyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Argyle is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Freeburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Freeburg is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Koeltztown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Koeltztown is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
    • Meta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Arlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Newburg
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Duke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Rolla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Edgar Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beulah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Saint James
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Rosati
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rosati is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piney End Resort, with the one closest to Piney End Resort listed first.
    • Sherrill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Roby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Plato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Licking
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Success
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Piney End Resort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney End Resort.

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 Piney End Resort - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Spaulding Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gasconade Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gospel Ridge Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pillman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Egan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lipscomb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brake 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 Piney End Resort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney End Resort.

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

  • Clementine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clementine is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Jerome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerome is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Franks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Franks is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
  • Dixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Spring Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Waynesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Newburg is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Hancock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hancock is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Crocker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Yancy Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
  • Big Piney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hayden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hayden is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
    • Swedeborg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Edgar Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Piney End Resort ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney End Resort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney End Resort, 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 Piney End Resort.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Piney End Resort:

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 Piney End Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Piney End Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.