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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 Archie (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 Archie. 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 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.

Archie is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Archie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Austin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Main City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Main City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
    • Garden City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Freeman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Lynne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Annette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Annette is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Creighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gunn City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Line
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peculiar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Coleman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bates County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Urich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Blairstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hartwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Maurine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Norris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • La Due
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Belvidere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Belvidere is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Cockrell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Grandview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lone Jack
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hicks City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Martin City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • La Tour
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quick City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Kingsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Holden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chilhowee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • Appleton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County (KS)
  • Linn County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archie, with the one closest to Archie listed first.
    • Linn Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • La Cygne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Boicourt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Miami County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Archie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Archie.

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

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

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

  • Crescent Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vansandt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moudy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulliam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Burdett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • France Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Owen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Archie had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Archie had a population of 1,207 people.

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

  • Austin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Everett is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Adrian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lone Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lone Tree is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Burdett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Main City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Main City is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
  • Altona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Altona is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Dayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dayton is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Daugherty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Daugherty is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Passaic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Passaic is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Harrisonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Freeman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Merwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lisle is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Archie ...

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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Archie.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Archie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Archie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Archie.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Archie.

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 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 Archie:

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 Archie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Archie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.