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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 Sparrow (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 Sparrow. 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 southwest 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 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.

Sparrow is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Sparrow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Alberta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Clinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Deepwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Due
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Tightwad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Calhoun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Yolo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Hartwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Maurine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Norris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Montrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Racket
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Palo Pinto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Tackner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Warsaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ionia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Edmonson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Cole Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Creighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Avery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Quincy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Leeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Henrietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Chilhowee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Cornelia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Quick City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Centerview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Warrensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • La Tour
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Latour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
    • Knob Noster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Green Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Spring Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sparrow, with the one closest to Sparrow listed first.
    • Lowry City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Appleton City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Osceola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Vista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Roscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Gerster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  • Vernon County
    • Schell City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sparrow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sparrow.

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

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

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

  • Englewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vansant Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Deepwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunning Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brownington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fields Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunning Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Parks Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Valley Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Sparrow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sparrow.

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

  • Alberta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alberta is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Clinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deepwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • La Due
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • La Due is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
  • Quarles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Quarles is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles
  • Mount Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Zion is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Leesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Leesville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Calhoun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Garland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baker is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Finey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Finey is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Huntingdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
    • Shawnee Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
    • Lowry City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Sparrow ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparrow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sparrow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sparrow.

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 Sparrow:

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 Sparrow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sparrow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.