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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Boxford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Boxford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boxford, 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 Boxford (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 Boxford. 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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Boxford is historic, it would have been located within present day DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, Gentry & Harrison.
Below are the counties that are near Boxford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boxford:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Boxford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Clarksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Stewartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Osborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Weatherby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Santa Rosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Cosby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Country Club
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Amazonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Rea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rosendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nodaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Bolckow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Saxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Matney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Agency
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Faucett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- Kidder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- Holt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Starfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Gower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Turney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Converse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Mabel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Winston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Pattonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- King City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Gentryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Stanberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- McFall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Forbes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- New Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Oregon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Guilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Barnard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conception
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dearborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Camden Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodruff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Elwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Doniphan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Brenner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Fanning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boxford, see our County-by-County Page for Boxford.
Cemeteries Near Boxford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boxford.
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 Boxford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boxford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silvers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- De Kalb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
Boxford itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boxford, with the one closest to Boxford listed first.
- Clarksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Bayfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bayfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Cosby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- San Antonio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- Stockbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Orchid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orchid is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Hemple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hemple is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemple
- Stewartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clair is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Union Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boxford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boxford.
Newspapers Published in Boxford ...
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 247 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boxford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boxford, 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 Boxford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Boxford:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Buchanan County
- Caldwell County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- Gentry County
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Platte County
- Doniphan 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 Boxford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boxford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |