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 Catawba (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 Catawba. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Catawba is located in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County: Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Livingston & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near Catawba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Catawba:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Catawba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Proctorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Gould Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Braymer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowgill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Breckenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Nettleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Stet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Mandeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Asper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Bogard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Norborne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Hale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Miles Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Excelsior Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Turney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lathrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Lock Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Gallatin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jamesport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Jameson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Weatherby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Osborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Santa Rosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Grundy County
- Hickory Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Lafayette County
- Hodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Meadville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Ludlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Dawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Wheeling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Chula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Rockingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Excelsior Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Catawba, see our County-by-County Page for Catawba.
Cemeteries Near Catawba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catawba.
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 Catawba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Catawba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Phares Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Braymer Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCoskrie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowgill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mooresville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dustin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Lick Fork Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McVeigh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Catawba had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Proctorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Gould Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Braymer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Cowgill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Ludlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Nettleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Breckenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Tinney Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Georgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Dawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Catawba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catawba.
Newspapers Published in Catawba ...
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 Catawba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catawba, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catawba.
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 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 Catawba:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Ray 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> | 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- Catawba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Catawba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |