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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shover, please Contact Us.
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 Shover (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 Shover. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Shover is historic, it would have been located within present day Stoddard 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 Stoddard County: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, New Madrid, Scott & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Shover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shover:
- Stoddard County (The home county of Shover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Bernie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- LaValle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Puxico
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Baker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Circle City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Grayridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Guam ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Sturdivant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Greenbrier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Fisk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broseley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Qulin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Oglesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Rombauer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Fagus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Kelly Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harviell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Neelyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Malden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Clarkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Holcomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pine City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Sumach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Parma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Risco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gideon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Catron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Canalou
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Morehouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- North Lilbourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lilbourn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howardville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Conran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Portageville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- North Wardell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Homestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Wardell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Bragg City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Fairdealing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Naylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Gamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Crowder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Vanduser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Wappapello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McGee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Shook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Saint Francis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pollard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piggott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McDougal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Greenway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Nimmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Bell City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Moark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shover, see our County-by-County Page for Shover.
Cemeteries Near Shover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shover.
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 Shover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMurphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Malden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145191 <4>
- Armstead Dowdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dudley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stevens Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Poplin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bernie Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bernie Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bernie.
- The Bernie Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bernie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165582 <4>
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Shover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shover, with the one closest to Shover listed first.
- Dudley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Bernie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Ash Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Qulin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Asherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Asherville is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Essex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Acorn Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Acorn Ridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carola ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carola is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola
- Saint Francis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shover.
Newspapers Published in Shover ...
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 Shover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shover, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shover.
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 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 Shover:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stoddard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Butler County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |