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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 Arkoe (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 Arkoe. 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.

Arkoe 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 Arkoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arkoe:

  • Nodaway County     (The home county of Arkoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkoe, with the one closest to Arkoe listed first.
    • Barnard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Conception Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Conception
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Guilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Ravenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pickering
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Orrsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Skidmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Quitman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Gaynor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkoe, with the one closest to Arkoe listed first.
    • Bolckow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rea is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rea
      • From Arkoe to Rea
    • Rosendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fillmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Savannah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Amazonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Nodaway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Cosby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Country Club
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Atchison County
    • Fairfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkoe, with the one closest to Arkoe listed first.
    • Union Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winslow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gentry County
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkoe, with the one closest to Arkoe listed first.
    • Maitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • New Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Oregon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bigelow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Forest City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forbes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortescue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Craig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Big Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkoe, with the one closest to Arkoe listed first.
    • Oxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Worth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prohibition City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Prohibition City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
    • Grant City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Denver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Irena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Irena is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkoe, with the one closest to Arkoe listed first.
    • Braddyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shambaugh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • College Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Blanchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkoe, with the one closest to Arkoe listed first.
    • Siam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Athelstan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
    • Bedford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
    • Blockton
      (30 miles [48.3 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

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

Cemeteries Near Arkoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arkoe.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arkoe had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Arkoe had a population of 62 people.

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

  • Bedison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedison is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedison
  • Barnard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Conception
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
  • Bolckow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cawood ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cawood is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
  • Ravenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Graham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilcox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilcox is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • Maitland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Arkoe ...

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 186 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkoe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arkoe, 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 Arkoe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Arkoe:

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 Arkoe, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arkoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.