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 Zenar (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 Zenar. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Zenar is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Zenar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zenar:
- Webster County (The home county of Zenar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Olga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Fordland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sarvis Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Diggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Marshfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Niangua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Elkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Rader
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Bruner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Elkhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Oldfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Pembina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cassidy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Nixa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Dallas County
- Charity ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ava
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Smallett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Olathia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Squires
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Turners
(11 miles [17.7 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)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Strafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Langston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Fair Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laclede County
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Foil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Wasola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Tin Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Bradleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Taneyville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Day
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Walnut Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Kissee Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Merriam Woods
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Forsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockaway Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bull Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Odin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Macomb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Hartville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grovespring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zenar, see our County-by-County Page for Zenar.
Cemeteries Near Zenar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zenar.
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 Zenar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zenar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- West Finley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McHaffie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spilliens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fordland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Peck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tallman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Zenar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zenar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zenar, with the one closest to Zenar listed first.
- Olga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Fordland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Elkhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Sarvis Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Pembina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Dogwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Diggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Compton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Palace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zenar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zenar.
Newspapers Published in Zenar ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zenar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zenar, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zenar.
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 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 Zenar:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Ozark County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Wright 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> | 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 Zenar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Zenar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |