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 Bellamy (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 Bellamy. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Bellamy is located in Vernon County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Bellamy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellamy:
- Vernon County (The home county of Bellamy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Montevallo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevallo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <2>
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Bronaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
- Moundville is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <2>
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Deerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Horton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Schell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
- Schell City is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <2>
- Metz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Layneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
- Lamar Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kenoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Oakton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Golden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Golden City is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <2>
- Liberal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Burgess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Mindenmines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
- Mindenmines is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <2>
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Prairie City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Rich Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <2>
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Virgil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jerico Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerico Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Willowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- El Dorado Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
- El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <2>
- Lebeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Caplinger Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caplinger Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Stockton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
- Umber View Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umber View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Glen Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
- Corry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - South Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Carytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Cobb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Roscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Godfrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Fort Scott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- 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 <2>
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <2>
- Coalvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Gross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Curranville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Fox Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Yale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Cornell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Dry Wood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Arma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <2>
- Cato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellamy, see our County-by-County Page for Bellamy.
Newspapers Published in Bellamy ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellamy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellamy, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellamy.
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 websites either 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 Bellamy:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cedar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bourbon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Cemeteries Near Bellamy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellamy.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellamy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Dunnegan Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunnegan Grove Cemetery
- Tolson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolson Cemetery
- Warwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwick Cemetery
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbor Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbor Grove Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
- Doylesport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doylesport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doylesport Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Sandstone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandstone Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
- Virgil City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virgil City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virgil City Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Prairie Cemetery
- Oldham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bellamy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
- Montevallo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevallo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Sandstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Zodiac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <2>
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Virgil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Greene Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
- Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Dade County
- Filley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
- Cedarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellamy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellamy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellamy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Bellamy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellamy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6850, Longitude: -94.1805 In this case, the coordinates for Bellamy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Bellamy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |