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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 Tin Town (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 Tin Town. 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 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.

Tin Town is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Tin Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Goodnight
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Goodnight is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
      • Goodnight has also been known as:
      • Goodnight village
    • Pleasant Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
      • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <2>
    • Brighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Halfway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Morrisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wishart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wishart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Graydon Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graydon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
      • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
    • Eudora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
    • Polk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Aldrich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Cassidy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassidy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
      • Cassidy is located in Christian County
    • Pembina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
      • Pembina is located in Christian County
    • Fremont Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
      • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Linden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Christian County
    • Nixa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
      • Nixa is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
      • Former name for Nixa:
      • Faught
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <2>
    • Republic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <2>
    • Ozark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Bona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
      • Bona is located in Dade County
    • Dadeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <2>
    • Everton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <2>
    • Corry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Dade County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
    • Buffalo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Long Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
    • Louisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Windyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
    • Urbana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <2>
    • Tunas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
    • Leadmine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Fair Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
      • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <2>
    • Strafford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <2>
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mumford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mumford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Greene County
    • Turners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
      • Turners is located in Greene County
    • Langston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
      • Langston is located in Greene County
    • Walnut Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <2>
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Sequiota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
      • Sequiota is located in Greene County
    • Bois D'Arc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Pittsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
    • Nemo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Conway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Phillipsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <2>
    • Brush Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
    • Pease
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pease. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
  • Lawrence County
    • Halltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
      • Halltown is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <2>
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tin Town, with the one closest to Tin Town listed first.
    • Elkland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
    • Conklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
    • Northview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
      • Northview is located in Webster County
    • Marshfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Webster County
    • Niangua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niangua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Rogersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fordland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
      • Fordland is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <2>
    • Rader
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
      • Rader is located in Webster County
    • Diggins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Olga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
      • Olga is located in Webster County
    • Sarvis Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarvis Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
      • Sarvis Point is located in Webster County

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

Cemeteries Near Tin Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tin Town.

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 Tin Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Glover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mallard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Life Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Life Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Life Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Case Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Case Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Case Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tiller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ankrom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ankrom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ankrom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atteberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atteberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atteberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Powell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Church Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Tin Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tin Town.

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

  • Goodnight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village
  • Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Olive is located in Dallas County
  • Redtop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redtop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
    • Redtop is located in Dallas County
  • Pleasant Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
    • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <2>
  • Fair Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
    • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <2>
  • Schofield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
    • Schofield is located in Polk County
  • Hickory Barren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
    • Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
  • March
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for March have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
    • March is located in Dallas County
  • Elkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Elkland is located in Webster County
  • Brighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
  • Sunset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Polk County
  • Ebenezer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Conklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
    • Thorpe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorpe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
      • Thorpe is located in Dallas County
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
      • Charity is located in Dallas County

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

Newspapers Published in Tin Town ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tin Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tin Town, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tin Town.

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 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 Tin Town:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Tin Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tin Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tin Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4539, Longitude: -93.1932       In this case, the coordinates for Tin Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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