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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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Bellamy is located in Vernon 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 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)
    • Sheldon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Walker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Nevada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronaugh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Moundville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Harwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Deerfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Horton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Schell City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Barton County
  • 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)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Rockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Rich Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Jerico Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Willowville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • El Dorado Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebeck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caplinger Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Stockton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Umber View Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • 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)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Glen Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Lockwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Corry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Bona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellamy, with the one closest to Bellamy listed first.
    • Jasper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Carytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Carytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Saint Clair County
  • Bourbon County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)

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

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.

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

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.

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, 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)
  • Sandstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
  • Zodiac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zodiac is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
  • Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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)
    • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
  • Milo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Greene Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
  • Newport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pashaw ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pashaw is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
  • Bushnell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cedarville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Filley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Filley is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
    • Walker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people

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.

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]<3>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bellamy:

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