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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 Thomasville (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 Thomasville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Thomasville is located in Oregon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oregon County: Fulton (AR), Randolph (AR), Sharp (AR), Carter, Howell, Ripley & Shannon.

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

  • Oregon County     (The home county of Thomasville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomasville, with the one closest to Thomasville listed first.
    • Woodside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Koshkonong
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Couch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
      • Couch is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <1>
    • Corona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
      • Green Town is located in Oregon County
    • Thayer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Oregon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <1>
    • Garfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Oregon County
    • Jeff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in Oregon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myrtle
      • From Thomasville to Myrtle
    • Calm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter County
    • Fremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
  • Howell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomasville, with the one closest to Thomasville listed first.
    • Peace Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
      • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Brandsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
      • Brandsville is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Chapin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapin
      • From Thomasville to Chapin
    • Mountain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Plains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plains
      • West Plains is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Plains <1>
    • Cottbus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottbus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
      • Cottbus is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottbus
      • From Thomasville to Cottbus
    • Pomona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Howell County
    • Cornertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lanton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnham
      • From Thomasville to Burnham
    • South Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <1>
    • Lebo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lebo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
      • Lebo is located in Howell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lebo
      • From Thomasville to Lebo
  • Ripley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomasville, with the one closest to Thomasville listed first.
    • Bardley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
      • Bardley is located in Ripley County
    • Gatewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
      • Gatewood is located in Ripley County
    • Bennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomasville, with the one closest to Thomasville listed first.
    • Montier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Birch Tree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
      • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <1>
    • Winona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <1>
    • Alley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Eminence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Shannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <1>
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomasville, with the one closest to Thomasville listed first.
    • Hattie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hattie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hattie
      • From Thomasville to Hattie
    • Summersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <1>
  • Fulton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomasville, with the one closest to Thomasville listed first.
    • Mammoth Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cornertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
      • Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornertown
      • From Thomasville to Cornertown
    • Baker Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
      • Baker Ford is located in Fulton County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker Ford
      • From Thomasville to Baker Ford
    • Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
      • Camp is located in Fulton County (AR)
    • Moko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturkie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saddle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Randolph County (AR)
    • Elm Store
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
      • Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Store
      • From Thomasville to Elm Store
  • Sharp County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Thomasville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomasville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jolliff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Oak Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Huddleston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huddleston Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Saints Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saints Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elk Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Francis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thomasville had a population of 94 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Not
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Not have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
    • Not is located in Shannon County
  • Woodside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Oregon County
  • Peace Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
    • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
  • Montier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brandsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
    • Brandsville is located in Howell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Chapin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Howell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chapin
    • From Thomasville to Chapin
  • Koshkonong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brawley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
    • Brawley is located in Oregon County
  • Birch Tree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
    • Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <1>
  • White Church
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
    • White Church is located in Howell County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Couch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
      • Couch is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <1>
    • Bartlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
    • Mountain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Thomasville ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomasville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Thomasville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Thomasville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Thomasville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5> of Thomasville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Thomasville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomasville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thomasville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomasville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7893, Longitude: -91.5317    
<6>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 Thomasville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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