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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Velsor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Velsor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Velsor, please Contact Us.

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 Velsor (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 Velsor. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Velsor is historic, it would have been located within present day Christian 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 Christian County: Douglas, Greene, Lawrence, Stone, Taney & Webster.

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

  • Christian County     (The home county of Velsor)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velsor, with the one closest to Velsor listed first.
    • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
    • Arden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ava
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Smallett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Squires
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Squires is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Olathia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velsor, with the one closest to Velsor listed first.
    • Turners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Turners is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
    • Mumford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sequiota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Langston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Langston is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Strafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Battlefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Battlefield is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
    • Brookline Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookline
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookline is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Fair Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bois D'Arc
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ozark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velsor, with the one closest to Velsor listed first.
    • Foil
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thornfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wasola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Longrun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velsor, with the one closest to Velsor listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Union City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Union City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Oto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Reeds Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Branson West
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Branson West is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Silver Dollar City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
    • Bradfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • McCord Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McCord Bend is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Crane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Taney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velsor, with the one closest to Velsor listed first.
    • Bradleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
    • Day
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Taneyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Taneyville is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • McClurg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McClurg is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
    • Walnut Shade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
    • Merriam Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
    • Bull Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Forsyth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kissee Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rockaway Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Powersite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Powersite is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
    • Kirbyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Branson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velsor, with the one closest to Velsor listed first.
    • Rogersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Olga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fordland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sarvis Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Diggins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Crown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Seymour
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Northview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marshfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Conklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Niangua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Elkland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Wright County

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

Cemeteries Near Velsor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Velsor.

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

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

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

  • Friend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Casebolt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Braden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • McHaffie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Spilliens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tallman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Monger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shipman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.

Velsor itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sparta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
  • Elkhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pembina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chadwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
  • Olga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Henderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Henderson is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Palmetto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Palmetto is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palace ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Palace is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
  • Ozark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fordland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dogwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dogwood is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
    • Garrison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Garrison is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Arden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Velsor ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Velsor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Velsor, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Velsor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Velsor:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Velsor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Velsor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.