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 Shook (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 Shook. 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 and doctors 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.
Shook is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Iron, Madison, Reynolds & Stoddard.
Below are the counties that are near Shook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shook:
- Wayne County (The home county of Shook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- McGee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lowndes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Wappapello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappapello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappapello
- Wappapello is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappapello <2>
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Clubb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Silva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Dees Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Bounds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <2>
- Cascade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Gipsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Zalma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Greenbrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Sturdivant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturdivant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Grassy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Glenallen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Leopold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Marble Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <2>
- Laflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Rombauer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Fisk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <2>
- Kelly Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Poplar Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <2>
- Broseley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broseley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broseley
- Broseley is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broseley <2>
- Harviell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harviell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harviell
- Harviell is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harviell <2>
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Green Cox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Cliff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Randles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carter County
- Ellsinore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
- Ellsinore is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <2>
- Ellsinore
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Des Arc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Vulcan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Annapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Saco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Marquand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Scott County
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Puxico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <2>
- Leora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Brownwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Dudley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <2>
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <2>
- Tillman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Guam ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Painton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Essex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Circle City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shook, see our County-by-County Page for Shook.
Cemeteries Near Shook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shook.
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 Shook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Helm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Richman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- De Celis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Celis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Celis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Page Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chaonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Wilfong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilfong Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilfong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lapka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lapka Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lapka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Twidwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twidwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilfong 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>
While we didn't find Shook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shook, with the one closest to Shook listed first.
- Wappapello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappapello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappapello
- Wappapello is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappapello <2>
- Lowndes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Taskee Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taskee Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskee Station
- Taskee Station is located in Wayne County
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Puxico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <2>
- Idlewild
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Asherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Asherville is located in Stoddard County
- Keeners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Hendrickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrickson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
- Hendrickson is located in Butler County
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zalma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Bounds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Hilliard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zalma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shook.
Newspapers Published in Shook ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shook, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shook:
- 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 Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stoddard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bollinger County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shook. 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 Shook, 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- Shook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0428, Longitude: -90.3090 In this case, the coordinates for Shook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |