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 Sabula (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 Sabula. 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 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.
Sabula is located in Iron 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 Iron County: Crawford, Dent, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Sabula. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sabula:
- Iron County (The home county of Sabula)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Chloride
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Annapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
- Glover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Vulcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Vulcan is located in Iron County
- Des Arc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ironton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
- English Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Pilot Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <2>
- Middle Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belleview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bixby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Bollinger County
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buchanan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buchanan
- From Sabula to Buchanan
- Dent County
- Bunker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Saco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millcreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cobalt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Fredericktown is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <2>
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Mine La Motte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornwall
- From Sabula to Cornwall
- Marquand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Lesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Redford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Munger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Black
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Fruit City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Corridon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reynolds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bee Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Iron Mountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Mineral City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Bismarck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Doe Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Hamilton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Knob Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <2>
- Wortham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belgrade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Sunlight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunlight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunlight
- From Sabula to Sunlight
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <2>
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Brunot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bounds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
- Bounds is located in Wayne County
- Silva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clubb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clubb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Cascade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dees Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dees Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Hiram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sabula, see our County-by-County Page for Sabula.
Cemeteries Near Sabula ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sabula.
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 Sabula covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Emilys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emilys Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emilys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hyatts Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatts Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatts Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Glover Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Baptist Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Funk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Gulliams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulliams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ruble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sabula had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sabula, with the one closest to Sabula listed first.
- Annapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
- Glover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Vulcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Vulcan is located in Iron County
- Hogan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
- Hogan is located in Iron County
- Lesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Des Arc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brunot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Jewett is located in Madison County
- Gads Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gads Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gads Hill
- Gads Hill is located in Wayne County
- French Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mills
- French Mills is located in Madison County
- Redford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ironton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
- Munger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sabula. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sabula.
Newspapers Published in Sabula ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sabula.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sabula, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sabula.
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 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 Sabula:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Iron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Dent County
- Madison County
- Reynolds County
- Saint Francois County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sabula. 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
<5> | 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 Sabula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Sabula) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sabula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4048, Longitude: -90.6961 |