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 Arthur (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 Arthur. 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 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.
Arthur is located in Vernon County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Arthur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arthur:
- Vernon County (The home county of Arthur)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Stotesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Harwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Richards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Schell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
- Schell City is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <2>
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Moundville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
- Moundville is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <2>
- Milo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Bronaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Rich Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <2>
- New Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Worland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Amoret
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Passaic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
- Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <2>
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
- El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <2>
- Virgil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Willowville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Lebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Henry County
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
- Montrose
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Appleton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton City
- Appleton City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton City <2>
- Johnson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Roscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Fort Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <2>
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Godfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Devon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Marmaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Mapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Ronald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Dry Wood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <2>
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
- Critzer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arthur, see our County-by-County Page for Arthur.
Newspapers Published in Arthur ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arthur.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arthur, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arthur.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Arthur:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cedar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bourbon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bates County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Cemeteries Near Arthur ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arthur.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arthur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Balltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balltown Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbon Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbon Center Cemetery
- Fairview Rider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Rider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Rider Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
- Pryor Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Creek Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhea Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rinehart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rinehart Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arthur had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Carbon Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Ketterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rich Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <2>
- Sprague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Rinehart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Wolfe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Temple ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Fair Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- New Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Athol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Cornland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arthur. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arthur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arthur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Arthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0131, Longitude: -94.3694 In this case, the coordinates for Arthur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |