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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sperry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sperry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sperry, 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 Sperry (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 Sperry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sperry is historic, it would have been located within present day Adair 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 Adair County: Knox, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby & Sullivan.

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

  • Adair County     (The home county of Sperry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Bullion ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Adair County
    • Kirksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brashear
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
      • Brashear is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Novinger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
      • Novinger is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Millard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Gibbs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Danforth ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danforth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Adair County
    • Wilson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Adair County
    • Yarrow ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
      • Yarrow is located in Adair County
    • Nind ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nind. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
      • Nind is located in Adair County
  • Clark County
    • Wyaconda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
      • Wyaconda is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Kenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Knox County
    • Hurdland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
      • Hurdland is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Greensburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Knox County
    • Baring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
      • Baring is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <3>
    • Edina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <3>
    • Rutledge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Novelty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
      • Novelty is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <3>
    • Hedge City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
      • Hedge City is located in Knox County
    • Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Knox County
    • Knox City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
      • Knox City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <3>
    • Forest Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
      • Forest Springs is located in Knox County
    • Plevna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
    • Jeddo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Knox County
  • Linn County
    • New Boston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Linn County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • La Plata
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • South Gifford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
      • South Gifford is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Love Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Love Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
      • Love Lake is located in Macon County
    • Sue City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
      • Sue City is located in Macon County
    • Elmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Atlanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Barnesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Macon County
    • Goldsberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
      • Goldsberry is located in Macon County
    • Economy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
      • Economy is located in Macon County
    • Ethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Worthington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Livonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Mendota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in Putnam County
    • Pearl City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Greentop
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Queen City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Schuyler County
    • Julesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Julesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
      • Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Downing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Downing is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Lancaster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Coatsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
      • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Unity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Scotland County
    • Pleasant Retreat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Retreat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
      • Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
    • Kilwinning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilwinning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
      • Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
    • Memphis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
      • Gorin is located in Scotland County
    • South Gorin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
      • South Gorin is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Arbela
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Granger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
      • Granger is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Greencastle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sticklerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sticklerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
      • Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
    • Green City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
      • Green City is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Pennville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pennville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Sullivan County
    • Winigan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winigan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
      • Winigan is located in Sullivan County
    • Owasco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
      • Owasco is located in Sullivan County
  • Appanoose County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Coal City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Moulton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moulton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
      • Moulton is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Davis County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sperry, with the one closest to Sperry listed first.
    • Savannah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Davis County (IA)
    • Stiles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Davis County (IA)
    • Mark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Davis County (IA)
    • Pulaski
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sperry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sperry.

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 Sperry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waddill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waddill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Towles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest - Llewellyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridge Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park View Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fugate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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    • Ownbey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ownbey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ownbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Queen City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

Sperry itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sublette ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
    • Sublette is located in Adair County
  • Adair ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
    • Adair is located in Adair County
  • Greentop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kirksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bullion ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Bullion is located in Adair County
  • Queen City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Brashear
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
    • Brashear is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Bible Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
    • Bible Grove is located in Scotland County
  • Germania
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Germania is located in Schuyler County
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Schuyler County
  • Novinger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
    • Novinger is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Millard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
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    • Kenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Knox County
    • Danforth ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danforth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Adair County
    • Gibbs
      (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 Sperry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sperry.

Newspapers Published in Sperry ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sperry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sperry, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sperry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sperry:

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Sperry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sperry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sperry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2798, Longitude: -92.4885       In this case, the coordinates for Sperry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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