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 Quercus (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 Quercus. 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.
Quercus is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Clay (AR), Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Quercus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quercus:
- Butler County (The home county of Quercus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Qulin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Broseley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oglesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Fagus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Fisk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kelly Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harviell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rombauer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Neelyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Wrightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Clarkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Holcomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sumach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Kennett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Gideon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Risco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Catron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- North Wardell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Fairdealing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Naylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Gamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Oxly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Current View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Bernie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Puxico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Penermon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- LaValle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Baker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Leora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Circle City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Grayridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Wappapello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Williamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McGee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Pollard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Piggott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Greenway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Bell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rector
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Success
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Knobel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quercus, see our County-by-County Page for Quercus.
Cemeteries Near Quercus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quercus.
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 Quercus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quercus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Qulin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27790 <2>
- Hillis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hvam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morocco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Melton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vincent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Malden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145191 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Quercus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quercus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quercus, with the one closest to Quercus listed first.
- Qulin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Carola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carola is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola
- Ash Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ash Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Valley Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Poplar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harviell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pollard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Neelyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bernie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roxie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxie is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Malden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quercus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quercus.
Newspapers Published in Quercus ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quercus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quercus, 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 Quercus.
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 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 Quercus:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Ripley County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Clay 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> | 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- Quercus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Quercus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |