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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 Sweet 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 Sweet 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 Sweet 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 have occurred.

Another variation: Sweetsprings.

  • A typical abbreviation for Sweet Springs: Sweet Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sweet Spngs. or Sweet 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Sweet Springs is located in Saline County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.

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

  • Saline County     (The home county of Sweet Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
    • Cretcher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cretcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
      • Cretcher is located in Saline County
    • Herndon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Saline County
    • Blackburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackburn <3>
    • Blue Lick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
      • Blue Lick is located in Saline County
    • Marshall Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
      • Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
    • Mount Leonard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
      • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Marshall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Pass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
      • Grand Pass is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Malta Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
      • Malta Bend is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <3>
    • Blosser ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blosser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
      • Blosser is located in Saline County
    • Napton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
      • Napton is located in Saline County
    • Little Osage Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Osage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
      • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
    • Nelson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
    • Miles Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miles Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
      • Miles Point is located in Carroll County
    • Wakenda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakenda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
      • Wakenda is located in Carroll County
    • Palemon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
      • Palemon is located in Carroll County
    • Carrollton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Norborne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norborne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
      • Norborne is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • De Witt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Cooper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
    • Blackwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clifton City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
      • Clifton City is located in Cooper County
    • Harriston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harriston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
      • Harriston is located in Cooper County
    • Pilot Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
      • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <3>
    • Lamine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
      • Lamine is located in Cooper County
    • Otterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Otterville is located in Cooper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <3>
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
    • Bowen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Howard County
    • Lisbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Howard County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
    • Dunksburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
      • Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
    • Valley City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Johnson County
    • Knob Noster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Noster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Noster
      • Knob Noster is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knob Noster <3>
    • Warrensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,539 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <3>
    • Greendoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
    • Columbus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Johnson County
    • Centerview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerview <3>
    • Henrietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henrietta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
    • Cornelia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
    • Leeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
    • Emma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
      • Emma is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <3>
    • Concordia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <3>
    • Alma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Aullville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aullville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
      • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Corder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder
      • Corder is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corder <3>
    • Waverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Higginsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Page City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
      • Page City is located in Lafayette County
    • Dover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Hodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
      • Hodge is located in Lafayette County
    • Mayview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayview <3>
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Odessa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweet Springs, with the one closest to Sweet Springs listed first.
    • Houstonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
      • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Tedieville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tedieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
      • Tedieville is located in Pettis County
    • Hughesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • La Monte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Pettis County
    • Sedalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Smithton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
      • Smithton is located in Pettis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
    • Spring Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
  • Ray County
    • Hardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sweet Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweet 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houstonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houstonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houstonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Payne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hazel Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Herndon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133090 <4>
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    • Goshen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sweet Springs had a population of 1,137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sweet Springs had a population of 1,415 people.

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

  • Emma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <3>
  • Houstonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
    • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Dunksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
    • Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
  • Cretcher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cretcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
    • Cretcher is located in Saline County
  • Elmwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Saline County
  • Tedieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tedieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
    • Tedieville is located in Pettis County
  • Herndon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Saline County
  • Concordia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
    • Concordia is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <3>
  • Stokley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokley
    • Stokley is located in Pettis County
  • Hughesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Blackburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
    • Blackburn is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackburn <3>
  • Salt Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
    • Salt Springs is located in Saline County
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    • Marshall Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
      • Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
    • Blue Lick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
      • Blue Lick is located in Saline County
    • Mount Leonard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
      • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sweet 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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweet Springs.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sweet Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sweet Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sweet Springs.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Sweet 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 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 Sweet Springs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweet Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sweet Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sweet Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweet Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9649, Longitude: -93.4152       In this case, the coordinates for Sweet Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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