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 Spickard (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 Spickard. 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.
Spickard is located in Grundy 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 Grundy County: Daviess, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Spickard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spickard:
- Grundy County (The home county of Spickard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Tindall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Brimson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Galt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hickory Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Jamesport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jameson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Gallatin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Mount Moriah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Cainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Gilman City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Blythedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Haseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Browning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Purdin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Farmersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Chula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Modena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ravanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Mercer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burrows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- South Lineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Lucerne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Powersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint John
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Milan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boynton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Pollock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Decatur County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Pleasanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Davis City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Wayne County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Lineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Clio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spickard, see our County-by-County Page for Spickard.
Cemeteries Near Spickard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spickard.
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 Spickard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spickard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Spickard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Speer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trussell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- William Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- James Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Groff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Middleberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tracy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Spickard had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Spickard had a population of 236 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spickard, with the one closest to Spickard listed first.
- Mill Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Buttsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttsville
- Tindall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Shott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shott
- Modena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Wyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Half Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Half Rock is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Rock
- Topsy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Topsy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsy
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Mount Moriah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spickard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spickard.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Spickard ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spickard.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Spickard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Spickard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Spickard.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Spickard.
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 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 Spickard:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Harrison County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Decatur County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Spickard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Spickard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |