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 Thelma (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 Thelma. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Thelma 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 Thelma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thelma:
- Stone County (The home county of Thelma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Reeds Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Branson West
(2 miles [3.2 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Silver Dollar City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kimberling City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Fair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Ponce de Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Oto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Marmaros
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Scholten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Shell Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Jenkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Leann
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Arrow Point
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Star City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Eagle Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Chestnutridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spokane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saddlebrooke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Highlandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Clever
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nixa
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Chadwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ozark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassidy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(23 miles [37 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
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Battlefield
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Brookline Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Marionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 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 Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Branson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Table Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Merriam Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollister
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Forsyth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oasis is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Kirbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melva ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Powersite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Webster County
- Rogersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Boone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shaver is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Myrtle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Blue Eye
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Denver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Urbanette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Holiday Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Conway County (AR)
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 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 Thelma, see our County-by-County Page for Thelma.
Cemeteries Near Thelma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thelma.
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 Thelma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thelma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Stults Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yocum Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Philibert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nickerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Fair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gretna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Nash Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oswalt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Thelma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thelma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Fair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Radical
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Branson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Marmaros
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Oto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Ponce de Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Cedar Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Kirbyville
(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 Thelma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thelma.
Newspapers Published in Thelma ...
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 Thelma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thelma, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thelma.
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 Thelma:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian 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 Thelma, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thelma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |