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 Safe (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 Safe. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Safe is located in Maries 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 Maries County: Gasconade, Miller, Osage, Phelps & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Safe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Safe:
- Maries County (The home county of Safe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Vichy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Belle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brinktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Argo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Wesco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Elaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Bourbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cook Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Lake Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Howes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Strain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Elmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Champion City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Owensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Freeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Argyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Linn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosati
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Rolla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Edgar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Dixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Devils Elbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Safe, see our County-by-County Page for Safe.
Cemeteries Near Safe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Safe.
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 Safe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Safe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Gate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flag Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branstetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Safe had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Safe, with the one closest to Safe listed first.
- High Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lois
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lois is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois
- Vichy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dillon is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Leduc ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leduc is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leduc
- Jake Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Fanning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Rolla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cleavesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Safe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Safe.
Newspapers Published in Safe ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Safe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Safe, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Safe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Safe:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Maries County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Safe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Safe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |