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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 Round Spring (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 Round Spring. 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 Round Spring ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Round Spring: Round Spg. (or less commonly used: Round Spng. or Round Sprng.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Round Spring is located in Shannon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

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

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Round Spring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Spring, with the one closest to Round Spring listed first.
    • Alley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Eminence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
    • Akers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Winona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Birch Tree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
      • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
    • Montier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Spring, with the one closest to Round Spring listed first.
    • Fremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Van Buren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
    • Chicopee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Spring, with the one closest to Round Spring listed first.
    • Gila
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gila
      • From Round Spring to Gila
    • Bunker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Bunker is located in Dent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <2>
    • Jadwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Darien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darien. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Darien
      • From Round Spring to Darien
    • Doss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Coulstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
      • Boss is located in Dent County
    • Howes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
      • Howes is located in Dent County
  • Howell County
  • Iron County
    • Bixby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Iron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <2>
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Spring, with the one closest to Round Spring listed first.
    • Corridon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fruit City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Greeley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Oates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Redford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Round Spring, with the one closest to Round Spring listed first.
    • Hartshorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Summersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
    • Eunice
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Raymondville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hattie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hattie
      • From Round Spring to Hattie
    • Yukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
    • Licking
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
      • Licking is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <2>
    • Mineral Springs City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
    • Houston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
    • Solo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
      • Solo is located in Texas County

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

Cemeteries Near Round Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Round Spring.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Summer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Grassy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Grassy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Grassy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weese Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chrisco Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delmar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delmar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Short Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...
    • Culpepper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culpepper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culpepper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chilton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Conway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Round Spring had a population of 11 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ink
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
    • Ink is located in Shannon County
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
  • Alley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eminence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
  • Akers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gila
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gila
    • From Round Spring to Gila
  • Shawnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
  • Cedargrove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
    • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
  • Hartshorn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
  • Summersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Texas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <2>
  • Nile
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
    • Nile is located in Texas County
  • Gladden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jadwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
      • Oakside is located in Shannon County
    • Custer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Dent County

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

Newspapers Published in Round Spring ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Round Spring, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Round Spring.

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 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 Round Spring:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Round Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Round Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Round Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2811, Longitude: -91.4106    









 

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