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 Tucker (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 Tucker. 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.
Tucker is located in Ripley 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 Ripley County: Clay (AR), Randolph (AR), Butler, Carter & Oregon.
Below are the counties that are near Tucker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tucker:
- Ripley County (The home county of Tucker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Gatewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ponder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Briar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Bardley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Bennett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Doniphan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Current View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Oxly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Gamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Naylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fairdealing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Butler County
- Neelyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Grandin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Chicopee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Calm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Couch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corona is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Green Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thomasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Current View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Success
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Datto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Peach Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Moark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Knobel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Fulton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Mammoth Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Greene County (AR)
- Delaplaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lawrence County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Ravenden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Imboden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Annieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- College City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- College City is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Warm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Elm Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Supply
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Hamil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ingram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Spikes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
- Middlebrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Oconee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oconee is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Sharp County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Wirth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Williford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williford is located in Sharp County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hardy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tucker, see our County-by-County Page for Tucker.
Cemeteries Near Tucker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tucker.
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 Tucker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tucker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whittenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ponder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Ponder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Pratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kennon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tucker had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tucker, with the one closest to Tucker listed first.
- Gatewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Griswold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Warm Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Ponder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Elm Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Supply
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Billmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Billmore is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmore
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Poynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poynor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
- Ingram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Middlebrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Bennett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tucker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tucker.
Newspapers Published in Tucker ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tucker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tucker, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tucker.
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 Tucker:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ripley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Carter County
- Oregon County
- Clay County
- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Randolph County
- Sharp 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tucker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Tucker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |