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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 Agency (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 Agency. 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.

Agency is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Atchison (KS), Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb & Platte.

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

  • Buchanan County     (The home county of Agency)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agency, with the one closest to Agency listed first.
    • Country Club
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Cosby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Amazonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Savannah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nodaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Rosendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agency, with the one closest to Agency listed first.
    • Smithville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Holt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kearney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Barry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Roosterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Acme is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Linden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Chandler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agency, with the one closest to Agency listed first.
    • Stewartsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Osborn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Amity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Star
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Maysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winslow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gentry County
    • King City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Holt County
  • Platte County
  • Atchison County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agency, with the one closest to Agency listed first.
    • Oak Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Williams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Atchison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cummings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
    • Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agency, with the one closest to Agency listed first.
    • Elwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Palermo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Wathena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Doniphan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brenner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bendena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Moray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
    • Fanning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Denton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Agency, with the one closest to Agency listed first.
    • Kickapoo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowemont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leavenworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bain City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
    • Lansing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Easton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Former name for Easton:
      • Eastin
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Easton
      • From Agency to Easton
    • Highland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland

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

Cemeteries Near Agency ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Agency.

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

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

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

  • Brinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Feuquay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Karns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Faucett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Sparta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Number 6 Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Bretz Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Agency had a population of 290 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Agency had a population of 651 people.

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

  • Willow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Frazier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Frazier is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
  • Garrettsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
  • Faucett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Matney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Halleck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Halleck is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
  • Platte River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Platte River is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
  • Gower
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallace is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Dearborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stockbridge ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockbridge is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Clair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Clair is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
    • Saint Joseph
      (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 Agency. See our List of 1890's Communities around Agency.

Newspapers Published in Agency ...

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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Agency.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Agency, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Agency.

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 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 Agency:

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