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 Viburnum (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 Viburnum. 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 and hospitals 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.
Viburnum is located in Iron 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 Iron County: Crawford, Dent, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Washington & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Viburnum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Viburnum:
- Iron County (The home county of Viburnum)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Bixby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Good Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Belleview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Middle Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- English Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Pilot Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ironton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Chloride
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Czar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Dillard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Davisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Elaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Wesco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Leasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Boss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Sligo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Bunker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Doss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Gila
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Howes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Darien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Lake Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Phelps County
- Rosati
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Oates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Greeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Black
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Munger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corridon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corridon is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
- Lesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruit City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Redford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redford is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Bismarck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Mountain Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Wortham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Horton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Berryman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Belgrade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Potosi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Aptus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Mineral Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- French Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mud Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Viburnum, see our County-by-County Page for Viburnum.
Cemeteries Near Viburnum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Viburnum.
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 Viburnum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Viburnum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Hedrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Neals Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crocker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Abbott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fiebelman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jinkerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Turnbough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Viburnum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Viburnum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Viburnum, with the one closest to Viburnum listed first.
- Czar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Red Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Point is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Good Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Dillard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Davisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodland is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Howes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Mill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
- Oates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Sunlight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stone Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Hill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Greeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Berryman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Viburnum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Viburnum.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Viburnum ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Viburnum.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Viburnum. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Viburnum and those printed in the larger area surrounding Viburnum.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Viburnum.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Viburnum:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Iron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Phelps County
- Reynolds County
- Saint Francois County
- Washington 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> | 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 Viburnum, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Viburnum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |