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 Stoutland (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 Stoutland. 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 hospitals and 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.
Stoutland is primarily located in Camden County. A portion of Stoutland extends into Laclede 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 Camden County: Benton, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede, Miller, Morgan & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Stoutland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoutland:
- Camden County (The home county of Stoutland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Montreal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Decaturville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Camdenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Roach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Damsel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Osage Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Macks Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Seasons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Celt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Windyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Leadmine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Long Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Tunas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Sleeper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Abo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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
- Winnipeg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Pease
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Competition
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Brumley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kaiser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Iberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ulman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Bagnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tuscumbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Duke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laquey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Swedeborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Hawkeye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Waynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crocker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Robert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bloodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Devils Elbow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Plato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Webster County
- Rader
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Grovespring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint George
(30 miles [48.3 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 Stoutland, see our County-by-County Page for Stoutland.
Cemeteries Near Stoutland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoutland.
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 Stoutland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stoutland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Honey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lomax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dowty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Similin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hammer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulbright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stoutland had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stoutland had a population of 201 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoutland, with the one closest to Stoutland listed first.
- Sleeper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wet Glaize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
- Abo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Glaize ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glaize is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
- Montreal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Drynob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Drynob is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
- Swedeborg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Decaturville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Eldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Toronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Toronto is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Hawkeye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Russ
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russ is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoutland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoutland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stoutland ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoutland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stoutland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stoutland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stoutland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Stoutland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Stoutland:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Laclede County
- Miller County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright 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> | 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 Stoutland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoutland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |