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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 Burlington Junction (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 Burlington Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Burlington Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Burlington Junction: Burlington Jct. (or less commonly used: Burlington Jctn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Burlington Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burlington Junction.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Burlington Junction is located in Nodaway 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 Nodaway County: Page (IA), Taylor (IA), Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt & Worth.

Below are the counties that are near Burlington Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burlington Junction:

  • Nodaway County     (The home county of Burlington Junction)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Junction, with the one closest to Burlington Junction listed first.
    • Bolckow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Junction, with the one closest to Burlington Junction listed first.
    • Westboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Tarkio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmers City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Rock Port
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Phelps City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
    • Watson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Gentry County
  • Holt County
  • Worth County
  • Fremont County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Junction, with the one closest to Burlington Junction listed first.
    • High Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Farragut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington Junction, with the one closest to Burlington Junction listed first.
    • Braddyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • College Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Blanchard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shambaugh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Northboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarinda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
    • Yorktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Hawleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
    • Hepburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hepburn is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Shenandoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Essex is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <1>
  • Taylor County (IA)
  • Nemaha County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)

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

Cemeteries Near Burlington Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burlington Junction.

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 Burlington Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burlington Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burlington Junction, with the one closest to Burlington Junction listed first.

  • Ohio Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lamar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Quitman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Quitman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazel Dell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Six Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Braddyville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • London Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Burlington Junction had a population of 707 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burlington Junction had a population of 475 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burlington Junction, with the one closest to Burlington Junction listed first.

  • Roseberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Roseberry is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Clearmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Quitman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
  • Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmo is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Wilcox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilcox is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • London ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • London is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Braddyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • York ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • York is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Skidmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dotham ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dotham is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
  • Pickering
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • College Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burlington Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burlington Junction.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burlington Junction ...

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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burlington Junction.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burlington Junction. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burlington Junction and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burlington Junction.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Burlington Junction.

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 helpful 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 Burlington Junction:

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