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 Republic (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 Republic. 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 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.
Republic is primarily located in Christian County. A portion of Republic extends into Greene 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 Christian County: Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Republic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Republic:
- Christian County (The home county of Republic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Clever
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Billings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Cassidy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highlandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Green Mound Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Spokane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnutridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Scholten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Leann
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Jenkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Monett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Everton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- South Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Dadeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Battlefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Bois D'Arc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Langston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Ash Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mumford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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 Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Halltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Heatonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Hoberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Miller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Freistatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stotts City
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Round Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Graydon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Morrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Goodnight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Tin Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Aldrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Oto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Ponce de Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Galena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cape Fair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reeds Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Branson West
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Day
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Bull Creek
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Walnut Shade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Rogersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fordland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Republic, see our County-by-County Page for Republic.
Cemeteries Near Republic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Republic.
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 Republic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Republic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wade Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wise Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kerr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- St. Peters Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Republic had a population of 381 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Republic had a population of 17,481 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Billings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Brookline Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Yeakley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yeakley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- School
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Nixa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Halltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bois D'Arc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chesapeake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Cassidy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Republic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Republic.
Newspapers Published in Republic ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Republic.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Republic, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Republic.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Republic:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Stone 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 Republic, 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- Republic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |