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 Racket (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 Racket. 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 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.
Racket is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Racket. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Racket:
- Benton County (The home county of Racket)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Tackner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Palo Pinto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edmonson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Ionia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cole Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Mora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Camden County
- Climax Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Tightwad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Yolo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Alberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Brownington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Deepwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- La Due
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Hartwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Maurine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Avery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cross Timbers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weaubleau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Galmey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Leeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Cornelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Chilhowee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Morgan County
- Stover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Green Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Spring Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Lowry City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Gerster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Johnson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Appleton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Racket, see our County-by-County Page for Racket.
Cemeteries Near Racket ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Racket.
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 Racket - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Racket covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Downing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Osborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tindle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kinkead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tebo Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Ballet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Racket in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Racket.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Racket, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Finey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Finey is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
- Tackner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Palo Pinto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Alberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Iconium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Edmonson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Racket. See our List of 1890's Communities around Racket.
Newspapers Published in Racket ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Racket.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Racket, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Racket.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Racket:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Johnson County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Saint Clair 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 Racket, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Racket) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |