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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 Sligo (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 Sligo. 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 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.

Sligo 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 Sligo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sligo:

  • Dent County     (The home county of Sligo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sligo, with the one closest to Sligo listed first.
    • Howes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Doss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Jack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lecoma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Darien
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jadwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenox
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Gila
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bunker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sligo, with the one closest to Sligo listed first.
    • Cook Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Wesco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Cherryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Davisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Steelville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Czar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elaver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Cuba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Scotia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Leasburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Gasconade County
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sligo, with the one closest to Sligo listed first.
    • Viburnum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bixby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Water
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sligo, with the one closest to Sligo listed first.
    • Rosati
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint James
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgar Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Doolittle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Newburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Reynolds County
  • Shannon County
  • Texas County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sligo, with the one closest to Sligo listed first.
    • Berryman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Berryman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Horton Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Horton Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
    • Sunlight
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Belgrade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sligo, see our County-by-County Page for Sligo.

Cemeteries Near Sligo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sligo.

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 Sligo - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sligo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sligo, with the one closest to Sligo listed first.

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutson - Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Delcour Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cooksey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cotner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Earney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Wesco Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fraser Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sligo had a population of 486 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sligo, with the one closest to Sligo listed first.

  • Cook Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
  • Boscobel ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Boscobel is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
  • Cherryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Keysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Keysville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Howes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Dillard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Condray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Condray is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condray
  • Davisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
  • Steelville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Doss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Czar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sligo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sligo.

Newspapers Published in Sligo ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sligo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sligo, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sligo.

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 Sligo:

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 Sligo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sligo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.