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 Solo (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 Solo. 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 and hospitals 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.
Solo is located in Texas 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 Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Solo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Solo:
- Texas County (The home county of Solo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Elk Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Simmons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yukon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Mineral Springs City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bucyrus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eunice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Raymondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Cabool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hattie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Dunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Bendavis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Coulstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Jadwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Darien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Vanzant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Drury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Buckhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Willow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Mountain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Peace Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Siloam Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Laclede County
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Duke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Akers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Montier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Alley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Round Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Birch Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Astoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Green Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Hartville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Solo, see our County-by-County Page for Solo.
Cemeteries Near Solo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Solo.
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 Solo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Solo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery
- Altis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Emery Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cabool Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cabool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cabool.
- The Cabool Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cabool City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #896784 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Solo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Solo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Solo, with the one closest to Solo listed first.
- Elk Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Samoa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samoa is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoa
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lundy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lundy is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
- Varvol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Varvol is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varvol
- Eunice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Raymondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bado is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
- Sargent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Clear Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cabool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Dykes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Solo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solo.
Newspapers Published in Solo ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Solo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Solo, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Solo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Solo:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Texas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Douglas County
- Howell County
- Laclede County
- Phelps County
- Shannon County
- Wright 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Solo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Solo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |