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 Possum Trot (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 Possum Trot. 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 southwest 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 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.
Possum Trot is located in Stone 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 Stone County: Carroll (AR), Barry, Christian, Lawrence & Taney.
Below are the counties that are near Possum Trot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Possum Trot:
- Stone County (The home county of Possum Trot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Union City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Oto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Ponce de Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Bradfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Crane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Reeds Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cape Fair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Branson West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Scholten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Leann
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Hill City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Shell Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Purdy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Emerald Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Clever
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nixa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Billings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spokane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassidy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Green Mound Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Ozark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chestnutridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlebrooke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Dade County
- Everton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Battlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Sequiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Langston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bois D'Arc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mumford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Strafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Marionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Halltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hoberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Heatonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Stinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Freistatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Miller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stotts City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Day
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Merriam Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Branson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockaway Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Forsyth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Taneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Kirbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Kissee Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- Rogersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Fordland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Possum Trot, see our County-by-County Page for Possum Trot.
Cemeteries Near Possum Trot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Possum Trot.
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 Possum Trot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Possum Trot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Short Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Possum Trot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Possum Trot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Possum Trot, with the one closest to Possum Trot listed first.
- School
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Oto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Ponce de Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nixa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bradfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Billings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Cassidy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Possum Trot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Possum Trot.
Newspapers Published in Possum Trot ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Possum Trot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Possum Trot, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Possum Trot.
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 Possum Trot:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Taney County
- Webster 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 Possum Trot, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Possum Trot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |