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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 Rhyse (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 Rhyse. 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 and doctors 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.

Rhyse is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Rhyse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhyse:

  • Dent County     (The home county of Rhyse)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.
    • Jack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Coulstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Darien
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Lenox
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Jadwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Doss
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Howes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Lake Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lecoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lecoma is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
    • Sligo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Gila
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Wesco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Dillard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Cherryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.
    • Edgar Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Rolla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Newburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Doolittle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Saint James
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Devils Elbow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Robert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds County
    • Greeley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.
    • Akers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.
    • Licking
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherrill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Raymondville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Hartshorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Mineral Springs City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Eunice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yukon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Bucyrus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Success
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Roby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rhyse, see our County-by-County Page for Rhyse.

Cemeteries Near Rhyse ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhyse.

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 Rhyse - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhyse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.

  • Robnett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kissock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woolford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McNeill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Love Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Rhyse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rhyse.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhyse, with the one closest to Rhyse listed first.

  • Joy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Joy is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Coulstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Hedrick ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hedrick is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Maples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Maples is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Darien
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Lenox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Montauk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Montauk is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
  • Jadwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Custer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Anutt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Anutt is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt
  • Licking
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sherrill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Cedargrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
    • Doss
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rhyse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhyse.

Newspapers Published in Rhyse ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhyse.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhyse, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhyse.

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 Rhyse:

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 Rhyse, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhyse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.