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 Summerfield (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 Summerfield. 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 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 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.
Summerfield is located in Maries 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 Maries County: Gasconade, Miller, Osage, Phelps & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Summerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerfield:
- Maries County (The home county of Summerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Paydown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Belle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lindell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lanes Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vichy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Brinktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Tebbetts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Hord ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Mokane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steedman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Cedar City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Taos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Osage City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Saint Thomas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Wardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Henley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Argo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Cuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Japan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Strain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Beemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Champion City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Elmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Bland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redbird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Mount Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Owensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Rosebud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gasconade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Iberia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marys Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Montgomery County
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Koenig
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Freeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Linn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Koeltztown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Westphalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loose Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Folk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Meta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bonnots Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Saint James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rolla
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosati
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Doolittle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pulaski County
- Dixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Summerfield.
Cemeteries Near Summerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerfield.
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 Summerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Schanning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Branson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Koenig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Breeding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowles 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 Summerfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerfield, with the one closest to Summerfield listed first.
- Paydown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Belle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Lindell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lanes Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Rich Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Fountain is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Fountain
- Lois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lois is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois
- Bland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- Cleavesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
- Vichy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leduc ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leduc is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leduc
- Canaan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerfield.
Newspapers Published in Summerfield ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerfield, 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 Summerfield.
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 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 Summerfield:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Maries County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Miller County
- Montgomery County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski 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 Summerfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |