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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 Turtle (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 Turtle. 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.

Turtle is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.

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

  • Dent County     (The home county of Turtle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turtle, with the one closest to Turtle listed first.
    • Doss
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Gila
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Darien
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jadwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Boss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Howes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Sligo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Coulstone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Lenox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lake Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turtle, with the one closest to Turtle listed first.
    • Dillard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Cook Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Czar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Cherryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wesco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Wesco is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Davisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Steelville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turtle, with the one closest to Turtle listed first.
    • Bixby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Viburnum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Water
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Phelps County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turtle, with the one closest to Turtle listed first.
    • Edgar Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Beulah is located in Phelps County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turtle, with the one closest to Turtle listed first.
    • Greeley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Bee Fork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Oates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Reynolds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Corridon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Black
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fruit City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
  • Shannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turtle, with the one closest to Turtle listed first.
    • Akers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Round Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Alley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Eminence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turtle, with the one closest to Turtle listed first.
    • Hartshorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Licking
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sherrill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Raymondville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eunice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Summersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yukon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon

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

Cemeteries Near Turtle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turtle.

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 Turtle - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • McCarter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Empire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Scotia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Miner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Halbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bedwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Warden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Short Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hanning Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Stagner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cage - Lane Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Halbrook 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.<2>

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

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

  • Gladden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
  • Doss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Custer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Stone Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
  • Gila
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Jadwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Howes Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Howes Mill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
  • Darien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedargrove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
  • Akers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Greeley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Howes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Joy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Joy is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy

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

Newspapers Published in Turtle ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turtle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turtle, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turtle.

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 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 Turtle:

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>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 Turtle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Turtle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.