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 Blaine (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 Blaine. 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 and 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.
Blaine 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 Blaine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blaine:
- Vernon County (The home county of Blaine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Nevada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Richards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Stotesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Harwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Moundville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Schell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bronaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Irwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Liberal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Burgess
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Rich Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Prairie City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Hume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Foster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Nyhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Worland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amoret
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Passaic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Virgil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Willowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Lebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Jerico Springs
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Henry County
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Appleton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- 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 <1>
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Edward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Godfrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Devon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Ronald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Marmaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Hollister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Dry Wood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Cato
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Coalvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Englevale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blaine, see our County-by-County Page for Blaine.
Cemeteries Near Blaine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blaine.
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 Blaine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blaine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Balltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <2>
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pryor Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Rider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Click Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Blaine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blaine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blaine, with the one closest to Blaine listed first.
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Arthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Ketterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Rinehart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Nevada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Richards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Ellis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Sprague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sprague is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Rich Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blaine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blaine.
Newspapers Published in Blaine ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blaine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blaine, 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 Blaine.
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 Blaine:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Saint Clair County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Linn County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Blaine, 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- Blaine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |