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 Purvis (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 Purvis. 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 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.
Purvis is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Benton, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Purvis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Purvis:
- Camden County (The home county of Purvis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Seasons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Damsel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Barnumton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Shawnee Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Lake Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Osage Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camdenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Climax Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Macks Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Zora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Edwards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edmonson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Cole Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Eugene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Henley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Hickory Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Celt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Leadmine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Tunas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Cross Timbers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Eldridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sleeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Lakeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Bagnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kaiser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aurora Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Brumley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscumbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ulman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Etterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Olean
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- High Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Fortuna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Latham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Laurie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravois Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Glensted
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Hawkeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Purvis, see our County-by-County Page for Purvis.
Cemeteries Near Purvis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Purvis.
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 Purvis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Purvis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Garber Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Galena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barnumton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Erie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Shawnee Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woolery 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Purvis had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Purvis, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Cape Galena ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Galena is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Galena
- Barnumton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Damsel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Linn Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gravois Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bagnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Climax Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Todd ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Todd is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Sagrada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sagrada is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagrada
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Macks Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Aurora Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Purvis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purvis.
Newspapers Published in Purvis ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Purvis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Purvis, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Purvis.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Purvis:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cole County
- Dallas County
- Hickory County
- Laclede County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Pulaski 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 Purvis, 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 from Point A (ie- Purvis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |