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 Allison (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 Allison. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Allison is located in Nodaway 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 Nodaway County: Page (IA), Taylor (IA), Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt & Worth.
Below are the counties that are near Allison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allison:
- Nodaway County (The home county of Allison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Gaynor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Hopkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orrsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Ravenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Maryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Arkoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Conception
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burlington Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Andrew County
- Bolckow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Alanthus Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Gentry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Stanberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Island City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Harrison County
- Hatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Holt County
- Maitland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Irena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irena is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Worth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Prohibition City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Adams County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Iveyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Adams County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Nodaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Adams County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Montgomery County (IA)
- Villisca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Braddyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shambaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Hawleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Clarinda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Hepburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Blanchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Coin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Ringgold County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Redding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Maloy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maloy is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Delphos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delphos is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
- Diagonal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ayr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Athelstan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Blockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Gravity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Ladoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- New Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Sharpsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Guss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Guss is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Clearfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allison, see our County-by-County Page for Allison.
Cemeteries Near Allison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allison.
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 Allison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Washburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luteston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kemery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ross Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheridan VanSkyock Cemetery
- Old Sheridan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helm 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Allison had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Gaynor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orrsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Isadora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Isadora is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Platteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Platteville is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Ravenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Enyart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enyart is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart
- Maryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allison.
Newspapers Published in Allison ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allison, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allison.
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 helpful 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 Allison:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Nodaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Gentry County
- Harrison County
- Holt County
- Worth County
- Adams County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Ringgold County
- Taylor 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 Allison, 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 from Point A (ie- Allison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |