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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 Ware (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 Ware. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Ware is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Ware)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Morse Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fletcher
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Grubville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oermann
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • De Soto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Dittmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hematite
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hematite is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
    • Cedar Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mapaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
    • Scotsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Olympian Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • West Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Saint Cloud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Franklin County
  • Saint Charles County
  • Saint Francois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Blackwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Silver Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Settletown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bonne Terre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • French Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cantwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Desloge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <1>
    • Leadwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <1>
    • Wortham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Elvins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
    • Esther
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Esther is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
    • Flat River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
    • Rivermines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Allenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Eureka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Glencoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Yeatman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
    • Hollow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ranken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Peerless Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
    • Grover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mattese
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
    • Sunset Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
  • Sainte Genevieve County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Kinsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Needmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brickeys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bloomsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clement ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Rocky Ridge Ranch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
    • Sprott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ware, with the one closest to Ware listed first.
    • Richwoods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Theabeau Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
    • Tiff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tiff is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
    • Mud Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mud Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
    • Old Mines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cadet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Aptus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • French Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • French Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Mineral Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Potosi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Irondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Monroe County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Ware ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ware.

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

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ware had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Frumet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Frumet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frumet
  • Morse Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • De Soto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Victoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Victoria is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Oermann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Belews Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
  • Grubville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Vineland is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Regina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Regina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
  • Fertile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fertile is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
  • Hematite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hematite is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Jarvis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
    • Cedar Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hemker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ware ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ware.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ware, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ware.

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 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 Ware:

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>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 Ware, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Ware) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.