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 Stringtown (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 Stringtown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Stringtown is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Clay (AR), Carter, Dunklin, Ripley, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Stringtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stringtown:
- Butler County (The home county of Stringtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Harviell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neelyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rombauer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Broseley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oglesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Fisk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Qulin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Fagus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Grandin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Ellsinore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Van Buren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Naylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Oxly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Doniphan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Current View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Briar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Bennett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Ponder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Gatewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bardley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Dudley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Puxico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Williamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dees Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Wappapello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Shook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- McGee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Moark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Current View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Success
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Corning
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McDougal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Datto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Pollard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Middlebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Reyno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Supply
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stringtown, see our County-by-County Page for Stringtown.
Cemeteries Near Stringtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stringtown.
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 Stringtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stringtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Houts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Military Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sparkman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kearbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudgens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kinsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Stringtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stringtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stringtown, with the one closest to Stringtown listed first.
- Belcher ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belcher is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Roxie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roxie is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Halloran
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halloran is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
- Fairdealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Harviell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
- Hendrickson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrickson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
- Keeners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keeners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeners
- Upalika
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Upalika is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Neelyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grandin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Williamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stringtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stringtown.
Newspapers Published in Stringtown ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stringtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stringtown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stringtown.
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 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 Stringtown:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Ripley County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Randolph 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 Stringtown, 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- Stringtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |