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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 Talmage (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 Talmage. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Talmage is located in Wright 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 Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.

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

  • Wright County     (The home county of Talmage)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmage, with the one closest to Talmage listed first.
    • Hartville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Saint George
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Graff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Astoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Norwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Mountain Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Odin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Macomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grovespring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmage, with the one closest to Talmage listed first.
    • Olathia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Vanzant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
    • Drury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Drury is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Ava
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ava is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
    • Buckhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
    • Gentryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
    • Arden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arden is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Richville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Richville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Squires
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Squires is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmage, with the one closest to Talmage listed first.
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Willow Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmage, with the one closest to Talmage listed first.
    • Competition
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Lynchburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Pease
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Twin Bridges
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Evergreen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Falcon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Winnipeg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Conway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Abo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmage, with the one closest to Talmage listed first.
    • Bendavis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Huggins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Dunn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Former name for Dunn:
      • Impo
    • Plato
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cabool
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Simmons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Bucyrus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Success
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Roby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Sargent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Houston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmage, with the one closest to Talmage listed first.
    • Rader
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
    • Seymour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Diggins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Niangua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Sarvis Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
    • Marshfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Olga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Olga is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Crown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Crown is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Fordland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Talmage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talmage.

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

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

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

  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ussery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frog Knob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spillman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Raney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Krause Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Claxton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Absher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>

While we didn't find Talmage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Talmage.

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

  • Hartville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rail is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
  • Fuson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fuson is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson
  • Hawley ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawley is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Antler ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Antler is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
  • Saint George
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint George is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Manes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Manes is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
  • Boyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyer is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fowler is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Astoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Umpire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Umpire is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
  • Mountain Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Odin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Macomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Alice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Alice is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice

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

Newspapers Published in Talmage ...

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 Talmage.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talmage, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talmage.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Talmage:

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 Talmage, 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- Talmage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.