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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Taskee Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Taskee Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Taskee Station, please Contact Us.

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 Taskee Station (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 Taskee Station. 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 Taskee Station ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Taskee Station: Taskee Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Taskee Station is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne 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 Wayne County: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Iron, Madison, Reynolds & Stoddard.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Taskee Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taskee Station, with the one closest to Taskee Station listed first.
    • Williamsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dees Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
    • Shook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
    • Greenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wappapello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Silva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Silva is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
    • Mill Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Hiram
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
    • Lowndes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowndes is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
    • Patterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bounds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bounds is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
    • McGee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
    • Clubb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Clubb is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taskee Station, with the one closest to Taskee Station listed first.
    • Gipsy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
    • Buchanan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Zalma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Zalma is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
      • Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
    • Greenbrier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Sturdivant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
    • Grassy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taskee Station, with the one closest to Taskee Station listed first.
    • Rombauer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rombauer is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
    • Poplar Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kelly Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
    • Fisk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Harviell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Broseley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oglesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Oglesville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
    • Qulin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Qulin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Neelyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taskee Station, with the one closest to Taskee Station listed first.
    • Ellsinore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Grandin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandin is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Chicopee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Van Buren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taskee Station, with the one closest to Taskee Station listed first.
    • Des Arc
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Des Arc is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Vulcan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Annapolis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • Saco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Saco is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Ripley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taskee Station, with the one closest to Taskee Station listed first.
    • Fairdealing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
    • Gamburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gamburg is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
    • Naylor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Naylor is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Oxly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxly is located in Ripley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Taskee Station, with the one closest to Taskee Station listed first.
    • Puxico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Leora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Leora is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
    • Dudley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dudley is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Brownwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Advance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Taskee Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taskee Station.

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 Taskee Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woolard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smoot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sloan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sloan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Page Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Keele Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kite Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.

Taskee Station itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Williamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Keeners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keeners is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeners
  • Hendrickson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hendrickson is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson
  • Kerrigan ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kerrigan is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrigan
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Barlow ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Barlow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Wappapello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Upalika
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Upalika is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika
  • Hilliard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hilliard is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Mill Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Halloran
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halloran is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
  • Patterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mingo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mingo is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Lowndes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowndes is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
    • Poplar Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Taskee Station ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taskee Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taskee Station, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taskee Station.

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 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 Taskee Station:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Taskee Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Taskee Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.