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 Short Bend (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 Short Bend. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Short Bend ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Short Bend: Short Bnd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Short Bend is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Short Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Short Bend:
- Dent County (The home county of Short Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Howes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Boss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lecoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Darien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Lenox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Gila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Cook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Cherryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Davisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Steelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Czar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Elaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Gasconade County
- Redbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Viburnum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bixby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Good Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Maries County
- Vichy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Rosati
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Doolittle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Greeley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Oates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Bee Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Shannon County
- Akers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Sherrill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Licking
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Berryman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Horton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Short Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Short Bend.
Cemeteries Near Short Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Short Bend.
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 Short Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Short Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pinto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cotner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delcour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fraser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cavanaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maledy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Taff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Short Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Short Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Short Bend, with the one closest to Short Bend listed first.
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Cook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Boscobel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boscobel is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Howes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Condray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Condray is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Stone Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Hill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Howes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howes Mill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
- Cherryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Dillard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Hedrick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Davisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Short Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Short Bend.
Newspapers Published in Short Bend ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Short Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Short Bend, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Short Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Short Bend:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Phelps County
- Reynolds County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Washington 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> | 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 Short Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Short Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |