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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 Roubidoux (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 Roubidoux. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Roubidoux is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

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

  • Texas County     (The home county of Roubidoux)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roubidoux, with the one closest to Roubidoux listed first.
    • Success
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Plato
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huggins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Bendavis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Bucyrus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Simmons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Licking
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Solo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Elk Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roubidoux, with the one closest to Roubidoux listed first.
    • Coulstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Jack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Howell County
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roubidoux, with the one closest to Roubidoux listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Winnipeg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Competition
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Falcon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Abo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Twin Bridges
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Evergreen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Pease
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roubidoux, with the one closest to Roubidoux listed first.
    • Beulah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Duke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roubidoux, with the one closest to Roubidoux listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Laquey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Saint Robert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Waynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Devils Elbow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roubidoux, with the one closest to Roubidoux listed first.
    • Astoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Graff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Green Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Saint George
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Mountain Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hartville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Grovespring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Norwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Odin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Macomb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb

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

Cemeteries Near Roubidoux ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roubidoux.

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

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

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuttle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emery Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cavaness Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Green Mtn. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Foard Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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 in 1895, Roubidoux had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Turley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Turley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Success
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Plum Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum Valley is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
  • Ellis Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
  • Dykes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dykes is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
  • Roby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Roby is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huggins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Astoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Alice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Alice is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Venable
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Venable is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Bado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bado is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
    • Lundy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lundy is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy

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

Newspapers Published in Roubidoux ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roubidoux.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roubidoux, 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 Roubidoux.

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 Roubidoux:

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 Roubidoux, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roubidoux) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.