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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 Swedeborg (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 Swedeborg. 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.

Swedeborg 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 Swedeborg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swedeborg:

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Swedeborg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Crocker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawkeye
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
    • Waynesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Laquey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
    • Saint Robert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Devils Elbow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bloodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Stoutland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montreal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Decaturville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Decaturville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
    • Osage Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Linn Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Damsel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Damsel is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
    • Camdenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
    • Shawnee Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
    • Lake Ozark
      (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
    • Roach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Cole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Henley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Henley is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Teal is located in Cole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
    • Eugene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Abo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Sleeper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
    • Falcon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Winnipeg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Oakland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Eldridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynchburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Brush Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Evergreen
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Competition
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Maries County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Brinktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brinktown is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
    • Vienna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Iberia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brumley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kaiser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Elizabeth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tuscumbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Bagnell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeland is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Marys Home
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Marys Home is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
  • Osage County
    • Meta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Arlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Jerome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jerome is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Newburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Newburg is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Doolittle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Doolittle is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Duke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Duke is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Edgar Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rolla is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <1>
    • Beulah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Swedeborg, with the one closest to Swedeborg listed first.
    • Plato
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Roby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby

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

Cemeteries Near Swedeborg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swedeborg.

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

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

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

  • Swede Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Schlight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Manes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dodds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornsberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Turpin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...

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 Swedeborg had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Crocker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glaize ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaize
  • Hawkeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Waynesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Wet Glaize
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wet Glaize is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Glaize
  • Stoutland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Iberia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Toronto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Toronto is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Dixon
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Brumley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Montreal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Abo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
    • Franks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Franks is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks

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

Newspapers Published in Swedeborg ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swedeborg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swedeborg, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swedeborg.

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 Swedeborg:

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 Swedeborg, 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 from Point A (ie- Swedeborg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.