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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 Stillhouse Springs (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 Stillhouse Springs. 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 Stillhouse Springs ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Stillhouse Springs: Stillhouse Spgs. (or less commonly used: Stillhouse Spngs. or Stillhouse Sprngs.)

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 southeast 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 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.

Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Phelps & Texas.

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

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Stillhouse Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillhouse Springs, with the one closest to Stillhouse Springs listed first.
    • Laquey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Richland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Swedeborg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
    • Saint Robert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Crocker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bloodland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Hawkeye
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Devils Elbow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixon is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <1>
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillhouse Springs, with the one closest to Stillhouse Springs listed first.
    • Stoutland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Montreal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Decaturville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Camdenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Linn Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Damsel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Osage Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Roach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawnee Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillhouse Springs, with the one closest to Stillhouse Springs listed first.
    • Abo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Falcon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Winnipeg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Sleeper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynchburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Competition
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Evergreen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Twin Bridges
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Eldridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brush Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Pease
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Maries County
    • Brinktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillhouse Springs, with the one closest to Stillhouse Springs listed first.
    • Iberia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brumley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kaiser
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuscumbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillhouse Springs, with the one closest to Stillhouse Springs listed first.
    • Duke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Newburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Beulah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Doolittle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Edgar Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillhouse Springs, with the one closest to Stillhouse Springs listed first.
    • Plato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Roby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Success
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherrill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillhouse Springs, with the one closest to Stillhouse Springs listed first.
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Astoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Saint George
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George

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

Cemeteries Near Stillhouse Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stillhouse Springs.

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 Stillhouse Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mayse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Collie Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rollins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stories Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dowty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wrinkle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Dodds Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Swedeborg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
  • Stoutland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Abo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Abo is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Crocker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Glaize ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
  • Drynob
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Drynob is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
  • Cookville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cookville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Wet Glaize
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Sleeper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
  • Hawkeye
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nebo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Nebo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Big Piney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
    • Hancock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hancock is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock

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

Newspapers Published in Stillhouse Springs ...

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 Stillhouse Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stillhouse Springs, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stillhouse Springs.

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 helpful 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 Stillhouse Springs:

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 Stillhouse Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stillhouse Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.