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 Spring Fork (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 Spring Fork. 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 Spring Fork ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Fork: Spring Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Fork.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Spring Fork is located in Pettis 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 Pettis County: Benton, Cooper, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Morgan & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Fork:
- Pettis County (The home county of Spring Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Smithton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- La Monte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Longwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Longwood is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Houstonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Houstonia is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Tedieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tedieville is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Mora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Ionia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Cole Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Edmonson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Zora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Racket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Tackner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Edwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Otterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Harriston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Pilot Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Bunceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg was located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Blackwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yolo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Bowen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Calhoun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Tightwad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Alberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Knob Noster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Dunksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Cornelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Valley City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Warrensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette County
- Emma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Fortuna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Stover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glensted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Versailles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Gravois Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Marshall Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Sweet Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Herndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Blue Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Nelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Fork.
Cemeteries Near Spring Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Fork.
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 Spring Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cheese Creek Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eickhoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cole Camp Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Highland Sacred Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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, Spring Fork had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Fork, with the one closest to Spring Fork listed first.
- Mora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Bahner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bahner is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahner
- Ionia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Cole Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sedalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Smithton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Pyrmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman is also located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Fork.
Newspapers Published in Spring Fork ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Fork, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Fork.
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 Spring Fork:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pettis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cooper County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Saline 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 Spring Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |