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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 Tackner (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 Tackner. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Tackner is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Camden, Henry, Hickory, Morgan, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Tackner)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tackner, with the one closest to Tackner listed first.
    • Climax Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnumton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Dallas County
    • Urbana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tackner, with the one closest to Tackner listed first.
    • Tightwad
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Yolo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Deepwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bowen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • La Due
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Montrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tackner, with the one closest to Tackner listed first.
    • Avery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Quincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Cross Timbers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermitage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Galmey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Weaubleau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Nemo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tackner, with the one closest to Tackner listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Leeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan County
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tackner, with the one closest to Tackner listed first.
    • Spring Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
    • Green Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Polk County
    • Flemington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tackner, with the one closest to Tackner listed first.
    • Lowry City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gerster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Collins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roscoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Cobb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Tackner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tackner.

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

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

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

  • National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ballet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawnee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wisdom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Downing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kinkead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crabtree Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vance Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Drake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 in 1895, Tackner had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Warsaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Finey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Finey is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Baker is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Bentonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bentonville is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Leesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leesville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Iconium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
  • Palo Pinto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Zion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Harper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Avery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Edmonson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hastain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hastain is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastain
    • Quincy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

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

Newspapers Published in Tackner ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tackner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tackner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tackner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tackner:

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