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 Tauria (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 Tauria. 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 and hospitals 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.
Tauria is located in Stone 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 Stone County: Carroll (AR), Barry, Christian, Lawrence & Taney.
Below are the counties that are near Tauria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tauria:
- Stone County (The home county of Tauria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Reeds Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Branson West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- McCord Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Silver Dollar City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Cape Fair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberling City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Scholten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Shell Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Hill City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Arrow Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerald Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Golden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Chain-O-Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Chestnutridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spokane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saddlebrooke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Green Mound Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Highlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nixa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Ozark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clever
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Cassidy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Chadwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Battlefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Sequiota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Brookline Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Langston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Marionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Bull Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Merriam Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Branson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockaway Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Forsyth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Kirbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Taneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Melva ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Webster County
- Rogersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Omaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Boone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Blue Eye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Urbanette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Holiday Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conway County (AR)
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tauria, see our County-by-County Page for Tauria.
Cemeteries Near Tauria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tauria.
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 Tauria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tauria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stults Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yocum Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schupbach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parsons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Tory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Tauria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tauria.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tauria, with the one closest to Tauria listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Highlandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cape Fair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Branson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- School
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Radical
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Riverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Marmaros
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Forsyth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tauria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tauria.
Newspapers Published in Tauria ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tauria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tauria, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tauria.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tauria:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Taney County
- Webster County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Tauria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tauria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |