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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Safe is located in Maries 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 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) - Lanes Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Belle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Belle is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <3>
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <3>
- Brinktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Argo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Sankey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Steelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
- Steelville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <3>
- Leasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
- Leasburg is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <3>
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Wesco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Elaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Bourbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Bourbon is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <3>
- Cook Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Saint Cloud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Lecoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Howes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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) - Japan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Strain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Elmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Champion City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Champion City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <3>
- Gerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Gerald is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <3>
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Bland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bland is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <3>
- Bem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Owensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <3>
- Rosebud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <3>
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- 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) - Koenig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Freeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Argyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Koeltztown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Linn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Linn is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <3>
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Westphalia is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westphalia <3>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <3>
- Rosati
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Rolla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <3>
- Doolittle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Edgar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Springs
- Edgar Springs is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar Springs <3>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <3>
- Devils Elbow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Devils Elbow is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Elbow <3>
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.
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 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Southard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Barnwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Matlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matlock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- High Gate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Gate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Flag Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flag Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flag Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Branstetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branstetter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branstetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Flag Spring Cemetery
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) - Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <3>
- Lois
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Vichy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lanes Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Leduc ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Jake Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fanning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Rolla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <3>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paydown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
- Cleavesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleavesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Paydown
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]<5>. 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 professional and volunteer 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 Safe:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Maries County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gasconade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phelps County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Maries County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Maries County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Safe. 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Safe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Safe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0884, Longitude: -91.6521 In this case, the coordinates for Safe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |