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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 Teal Bend (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 Teal Bend. 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 Teal Bend ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Teal Bend: Teal Bnd.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Teal Bend 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 Teal Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Teal Bend:

  • Benton County     (The home county of Teal Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teal Bend, with the one closest to Teal Bend listed first.
    • Racket
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Tackner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Palo Pinto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Warsaw
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmonson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Ionia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Cole Camp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Mora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Camden County
    • Climax Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teal Bend, with the one closest to Teal Bend listed first.
    • Tightwad
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Alberta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Brownington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Deepwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bowen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • La Due
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Hartwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Maurine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Montrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teal Bend, with the one closest to Teal Bend listed first.
    • Avery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Quincy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Cross Timbers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Wheatland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Galmey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Weaubleau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Nemo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teal Bend, with the one closest to Teal Bend listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Leeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Cornelia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Chilhowee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Morgan County
    • Stover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teal Bend, with the one closest to Teal Bend listed first.
    • Green Ridge
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Spring Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teal Bend, with the one closest to Teal Bend listed first.
    • Lowry City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Gerster
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Johnson City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Monegaw Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Roscoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Collins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Appleton City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Teal Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teal Bend.

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 Teal Bend - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Downing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Osborn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kinkead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tindle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Poe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Parks Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Baugh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ballet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (247 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dice Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tebo Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Teal Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Teal Bend.

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

  • Finey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Finey is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finey
  • Tackner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tackner is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
  • Leesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leesville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Warsaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Pinto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Baker is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Mount Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Fairfield ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alberta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberta is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Iconium
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
  • Bentonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bentonville is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brownington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Edmonson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people

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

Newspapers Published in Teal Bend ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teal Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teal Bend, 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 Teal Bend.

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 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 Teal Bend:

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 Teal Bend, 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' (or 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- Teal Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.