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 Ardath (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 Ardath. 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.
Ardath is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Crawford (KS), Cedar, Dade, Jasper & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Ardath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ardath:
- Barton County (The home county of Ardath)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Burgess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Liberal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Mindenmines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Irwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Oakton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Lamar Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Kenoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Bushnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Layneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Opolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Medoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Asbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Neck City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Waco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purcell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Carytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Oronogo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carl Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Bronaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Sheldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Richards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Nevada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Bellamy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Stotesbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Montevallo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Metz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Horton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Allen County (KS)
- Savonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Godfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Pawnee Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Edward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Fort Scott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- 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 <1>
- Hiattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Hollister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Ronald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Marmaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Cherokee County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Weir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Scammon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Roseland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Carona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
- Mackie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Coalvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Dry Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Curranville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Arma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <1>
- Englevale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Fox Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Cato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Neosho County (KS)
- Stark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Neosho County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ardath, see our County-by-County Page for Ardath.
Cemeteries Near Ardath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ardath.
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 Ardath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ardath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Leroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Arcadia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smilie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- The Rosebank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mulberry Cemetery
- Rose Bank Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93543 <2>
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKill Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Endicott - Spence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Fowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGonigle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ardath in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ardath.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ardath, with the one closest to Ardath listed first.
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Coalvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <1>
- Liberal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Hannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hannon is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon
- Dry Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Englevale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Cato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Mindenmines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Verdella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Verdella is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdella
- Bronaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ardath. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ardath.
Newspapers Published in Ardath ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ardath.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ardath, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ardath.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ardath:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Barton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Vernon County
- Allen County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Neosho 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 Ardath, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ardath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |