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 Bessville (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 Bessville. 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.
Bessville is located in Bollinger 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 Bollinger County: Cape Girardeau, Madison, Perry, Stoddard & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Bessville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bessville:
- Bollinger County (The home county of Bessville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Glenallen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <2>
- Seopus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Patton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <2>
- Patton Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Leopold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Laflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Sedgewickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgewickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Zalma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Gipsy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Burfordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burfordville
- Burfordville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burfordville <2>
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Millersville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <2>
- Whitewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Friedheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedheim
- Friedheim is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedheim <2>
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <2>
- Allenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Green Cox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Iron County
- Des Arc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Des Arc
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Marquand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cobalt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Millcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Fredericktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Fredericktown is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <2>
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Saco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Mine La Motte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Millheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Biehle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Silver Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Longtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <2>
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francois County
- Knob Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Knob Lick
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Womack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Clearwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clearwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Coffman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Minnith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Perkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Chaffee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Chaffee is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <2>
- Caney Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <2>
- Brownwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Leora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Painton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Tillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Bell City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Puxico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <2>
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Clubb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Lowndes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - McGee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Bounds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Silva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Shook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Brunot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Patterson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bessville, see our County-by-County Page for Bessville.
Cemeteries Near Bessville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bessville.
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 Bessville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- McMahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMahan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blaylock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaylock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaylock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mouser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mouser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mouser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Deck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wallis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Slinkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slinkard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slinkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Buehler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buehler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buehler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Bess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bess Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Whitener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitener Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitener Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Marquand.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32266 <4>
- Bess 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 Bessville had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bessville, with the one closest to Bessville listed first.
- Glenallen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Marquand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Lutesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <2>
- Patton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <2>
- Gravelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Leopold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Laflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Zalma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Alliance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bessville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bessville.
Newspapers Published in Bessville ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bessville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bessville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bessville.
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 Bessville:
- 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 Bollinger County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Francois County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stoddard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cape Girardeau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Bollinger County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Bollinger County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bessville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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. |
| <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 Bessville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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- Bessville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bessville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3714, Longitude: -90.0890 In this case, the coordinates for Bessville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |