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 Thousand Oaks (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 Thousand Oaks. 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 southeast 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 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.
Thousand Oaks is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Thousand Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thousand Oaks:
- Crawford County (The home county of Thousand Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Wesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Elaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Leasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Cook Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Scotia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Argo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Sligo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Lake Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Howes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lecoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Boss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Japan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Boone ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Elmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Strain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Caseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Champion City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Miramiguoa Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Gerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Benson Tourist City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Redbird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Owensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Viburnum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bixby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Vichy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lindell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Rosati
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rolla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doolittle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Edgar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- Berryman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thousand Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Thousand Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Thousand Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thousand Oaks.
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 Thousand Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thousand Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Shepherd of the Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hibler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maramec Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steelville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kinder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kinder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cuba.
- The Kinder Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29677 <2>
- Mt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zenser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Attebery - Fort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Thousand Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thousand Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thousand Oaks, with the one closest to Thousand Oaks listed first.
- Fanning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Keysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Jake Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Cook Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Safe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dillon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dillon is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thousand Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thousand Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Thousand Oaks ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thousand Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thousand Oaks, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thousand Oaks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Thousand Oaks:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Maries County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Washington 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 Thousand Oaks, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thousand Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |