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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 Stet (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 Stet. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Stet is primarily located in Carroll County. A portion of Stet extends into Ray 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 Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Stet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Mandeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norborne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palemon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bogard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Latoh ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Latoh is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
    • Miles Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Carrollton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
    • Wakenda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bosworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Caldwell County
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Snyder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Triplett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Excelsior Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Prathersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Prathersville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Mosby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Holt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
  • Daviess County
    • Lock Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Levasy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Levasy is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Sibley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Hodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Page City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Page City is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
    • Corder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Higginsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mayview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Alma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Waterloo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Napoleon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Linn County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dawn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mooresville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Utica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Avalon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chillicothe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bedford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Rockingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lakeview is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Ovid ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Morton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hardin is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Knoxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Henrietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Henrietta is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Rayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Camden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stet, with the one closest to Stet listed first.
    • Little Osage Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
    • Grand Pass
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Malta Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Leonard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Miami
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Blosser ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salt Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Salt Springs is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Stet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stet.

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

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

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

  • Penniston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloudis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • German Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavelock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairhaven Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Streets Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Rockingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tinney Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
  • Ovid ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mandeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Millville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Millville is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Norborne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Georgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Palemon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hardin is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Taitsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Taitsville is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Braymer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dockery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Dockery is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
    • Bogard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Stet ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stet, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stet.

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 Stet:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Stet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.