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 Ross Bridge (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 Ross Bridge. 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.
Name Variations for Ross Bridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ross Bridge: Ross Brg. (or less commonly used: Ross Brdg. or Ross Brdge.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Ross Bridge is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Ross Bridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ross Bridge:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Ross Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Bloodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Devils Elbow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Robert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Dixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crocker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Hawkeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Camden County
- Stoutland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Lecoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Coulstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Lake Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Darien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jadwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Howes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Winnipeg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Falcon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Competition
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sleeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Twin Bridges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Duke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Edgar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Doolittle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Rolla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Success
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Licking
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huggins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Raymondville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bendavis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Astoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Graff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Green Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ross Bridge, see our County-by-County Page for Ross Bridge.
Cemeteries Near Ross Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ross Bridge.
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 Ross Bridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ross Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Watts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Omalley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Ross Bridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ross Bridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ross Bridge, with the one closest to Ross Bridge listed first.
- Big Piney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Blooming Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Cookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Edgar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Clementine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clementine is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Success
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Licking
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ross Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ross Bridge.
Newspapers Published in Ross Bridge ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ross Bridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ross Bridge, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ross Bridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ross Bridge:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dent County
- Laclede County
- Phelps County
- Texas County
- Wright 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 Ross Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ross Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |