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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 South Van Buren (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 South Van Buren. 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 South Van Buren ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Van Buren: S. Van Buren

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

South Van Buren is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Butler, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near South Van Buren. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Van Buren:

  • Carter County     (The home county of South Van Buren)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Van Buren, with the one closest to South Van Buren listed first.
    • Chicopee
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
    • Van Buren
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
    • Fremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
    • Ellsinore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Grandin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Van Buren, with the one closest to South Van Buren listed first.
    • Des Arc
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Vulcan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
  • Oregon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Van Buren, with the one closest to South Van Buren listed first.
    • Woodside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County
    • Alton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Van Buren, with the one closest to South Van Buren listed first.
    • Ellington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Reynolds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
    • Fruit City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
    • Redford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
    • Corridon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
    • Reynolds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
  • Ripley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Van Buren, with the one closest to South Van Buren listed first.
    • Bennett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Ripley County
    • Bardley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
      • Bardley is located in Ripley County
    • Briar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
      • Briar is located in Ripley County
    • Ponder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
      • Ponder is located in Ripley County
    • Doniphan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
    • Gatewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
      • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Van Buren, with the one closest to South Van Buren listed first.
    • Winona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Eminence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <2>
    • Alley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Birch Tree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
      • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <2>
    • Round Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Montier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Van Buren, with the one closest to South Van Buren listed first.
    • Mill Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Piedmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Dees Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dees Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
    • Patterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in South Van Buren ...

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 South Van Buren.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Van Buren, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Van Buren.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Van Buren:

Cemeteries Near South Van Buren ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Van Buren.

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 South Van Buren covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hoskins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoskins Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Brame Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brame Cemetery
  • Houses Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houses Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houses Creek Cemetery
  • Maberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maberry Cemetery
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
  • Aldrich Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldrich Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich Valley Cemetery
  • Poca Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poca Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
  • Tedder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tedder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tedder Cemetery
  • Galbraith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Turley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...
    • Sheets Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheets Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Eastwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastwood 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.<5>

While we didn't find South Van Buren in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Van Buren.

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

  • Chicopee
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Carter County
  • Van Buren
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
  • Chilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
    • Chilton is located in Carter County
  • Barren ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren
    • Barren is located in Carter County
  • Hunter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
  • Low Wassie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Wassie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
    • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
  • Grandin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
    • Grandin is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Brawley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Brawley is located in Oregon County
  • Wilderness
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
    • Wilderness is located in Oregon County
  • Shawnee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
  • Bennett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
    • Bennett is located in Ripley County
  • Leeper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper
    • Leeper is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Winona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
    • Mill Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Pleasant Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Van Buren. 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>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- South Van Buren) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Van Buren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9881, Longitude: -91.0137       In this case, the coordinates for South Van Buren have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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 South Van Buren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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