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 Trask (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 Trask. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Trask is located in Howell 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 Howell County: Fulton (AR), Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Trask. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trask:
- Howell County (The home county of Trask)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peace Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burnham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- West Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Siloam Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Cottbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Brandsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pottersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- South Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Richville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Vanzant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Drury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Buckhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Thomasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Koshkonong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Woodside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Dora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Montier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Birch Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eminence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Akers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Round Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Hattie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- Sargent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eunice
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Cabool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Hartshorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Simmons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Dunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Raymondville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wright County
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trask, see our County-by-County Page for Trask.
Cemeteries Near Trask ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trask.
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 Trask - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trask covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newsalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newsalem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
- The Newsalem Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30500 <2>
- Hutton Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moffett Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Epps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnham 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.<4>
While we didn't find Trask in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trask.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trask, with the one closest to Trask listed first.
- Hutton Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Valley
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hattie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hattie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
- White Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Church is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Peace Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Valley is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Clear Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Olden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olden is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Montier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Oakside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakside is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside
- Varvol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varvol is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varvol
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Not
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Not is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
- Sargent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trask. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trask.
Newspapers Published in Trask ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trask.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trask, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trask.
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 websites either 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 Trask:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Howell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Wright 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Trask) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Trask, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |