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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blackbird. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blackbird to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blackbird, please Contact Us.
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 Blackbird (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 Blackbird. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Blackbird is historic, it would have been located within present day Putnam 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 Putnam County: Appanoose (IA), Wayne (IA), Adair, Mercer, Schuyler & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Blackbird. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackbird:
- Putnam County (The home county of Blackbird)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Livonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Lucerne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Powersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Novinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Kirksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Ravanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Mercer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Lineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Coatsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Julesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Queen City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greentop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pollock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Boynton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Green City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sticklerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Osgood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Appanoose County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Cincinnati
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Numa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Exline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Brazil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Plano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarkdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Mystic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Moulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Rathbun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Davis County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Mark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mark is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- West Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Grove is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Savannah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Savannah is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Wayne County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Promise City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Allerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Confidence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Clio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Millerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Lineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackbird, see our County-by-County Page for Blackbird.
Cemeteries Near Blackbird ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackbird.
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 Blackbird - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackbird covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Anders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mendota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crumpacker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pherigo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lemonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shipley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bozwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Cullor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Blackbird in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackbird.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackbird, with the one closest to Blackbird listed first.
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Lemons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lemons is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elko is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- West Liberty ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Cincinnati
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pollock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Chariton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackbird. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackbird.
Newspapers Published in Blackbird ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackbird.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackbird, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackbird.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Blackbird:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Mercer County
- Schuyler County
- Sullivan County
- Appanoose County
- Davis County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Blackbird, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Blackbird) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |