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 Cato (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 Cato. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cato is located in Barry County .
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barry County : Benton (AR) , Carroll (AR) , Lawrence , McDonald , Newton & Stone .
Below are the counties that are near Cato. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cato:
Barry County (The home county of Cato)
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Hill City (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City Hill City is located in Barry County Jenkins (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Jenkins is located in Barry County Leann (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann Leann is located in Barry County Star City (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City Star City is located in Barry County Shell Knob (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Scholten (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scholten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten Scholten is located in Barry County Emerald Beach (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach Emerald Beach is located in Barry County Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
Thompsons Corner (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County Cassville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville Cassville is located in Barry County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <3>
Tom Town ‑ Historic(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tom Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town Tom Town is located in Barry County Arrow Point (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point Arrow Point is located in Barry County Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
Eagle Rock (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock Eagle Rock is located in Barry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <3>
Butterfield (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Butterfield is located in Barry County Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
Christian County
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Spokane (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Spokane is located in Christian County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <3>
Chestnutridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Billings (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings Billings is located in Christian County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>
Clever (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever Clever is located in Christian County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
Saddlebrooke (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
Saddlebrooke village Green Mound Ridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County Highlandville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Republic (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic Republic is located in Christian County Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <3>
Nixa (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa Nixa is located in Christian County Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
Former name for Nixa:
Faught Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <3>
Lawrence County
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Aurora (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Verona (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Verona is located in Lawrence County Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
Marionville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Freistatt (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freistatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt Freistatt is located in Lawrence County Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
Pierce City (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Hoberg (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg Hoberg is located in Lawrence County Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
Mount Vernon (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Stotts City (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City Stotts City is located in Lawrence County Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
McDonald County
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Rocky Comfort (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County Powell (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Powell is located in McDonald County Newton County
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Fairview (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Wentworth (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Wentworth is located in Newton County Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
Stella (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Newtonia (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonia Newtonia is located in Newton County Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtonia <3>
Stark City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City Stark City is located in Newton County Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stark City <3>
Talmage City (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City Talmage City is located in Newton County Stone County
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Cape Fair (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Fair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Fair Cape Fair is located in Stone County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Fair <3>
McCord Bend (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend McCord Bend is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
Galena (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Galena is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
Crane (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crane is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <3>
Marmaros (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marmaros. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros Marmaros is located in Stone County Kimberling City (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling City Kimberling City is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberling City <3>
Oto (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto Oto is located in Stone County Branson West (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West Branson West is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
Reeds Spring (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Spring Reeds Spring is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeds Spring <3>
Lakeview (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Lakeview is located in Stone County Bradfield (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield Bradfield is located in Stone County Hurley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Hurley is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
Coney Island (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island Coney Island is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
Taney County
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Table Rock (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Table Rock is located in Taney County Branson (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson Branson is located in Taney County Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <3>
Day (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Day is located in Taney County Oasis ‑ Historic(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oasis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis Oasis is located in Taney County Bull Creek (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek Bull Creek is located in Taney County Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
Hollister (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Hollister is located in Taney County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
Walnut Shade (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade Walnut Shade is located in Taney County Melva ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva Melva is located in Taney County Merriam Woods (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods Merriam Woods is located in Taney County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
Rockaway Beach (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <3>
Kirbyville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville Kirbyville is located in Taney County Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <3>
Ridgedale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Benton County (AR)
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Clantonville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville Clantonville is located in Benton County (AR) Gateway (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway Gateway is located in Benton County (AR) Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gateway <3>
Garfield (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Garfield is located in Benton County (AR) Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <3>
Lost Bridge Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County (AR) Brightwater (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brightwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater Brightwater is located in Benton County (AR) Avoca (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Avoca is located in Benton County (AR) Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
Pea Ridge (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Pea Ridge is located in Benton County (AR) Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <3>
Carroll County (AR)
The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Holiday Island (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Beaver (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Beaver is located in Carroll County (AR) Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <3>
Polo ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Polo is located in Carroll County (AR) Gaskins ‑ Historic(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaskins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins Gaskins is located in Carroll County (AR) Blue Eye (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR) Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
Eureka Springs (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Urbanette (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR) Oak Grove (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Berryville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Mundell ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell Mundell is located in Carroll County (AR) Winona Springs ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs Winona Springs is located in Carroll County (AR) Green Forest (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Denver (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Denver is located in Carroll County (AR) Conway County (AR)
Grandview (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Grandview is located in Conway County (AR)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cato, see our County-by-County Page for Cato .
Cemeteries Near Cato ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cato.
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 Cato - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cato covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Snyder Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Kane Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kane Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Doughty Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doughty Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doughty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Coones Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coones Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Pierce Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Clio Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clio Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Potter Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Carney Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carney Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Stubblefield Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubblefield Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubblefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Ennis Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ennis Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Eorerly Memorial Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eorerly Memorial Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eorerly Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Leann Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leann Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Continue List (287 more) ...
Oak Ridge Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Wilson Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Summers Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>
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>
While we didn't find Cato in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cato.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
Hailey (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailey Hailey is located in Barry County Flat Creek (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Flat Creek is located in Barry County Jenkins (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Jenkins is located in Barry County Leann (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann Leann is located in Barry County Shell Knob (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Travers (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travers Travers is located in Barry County Mano (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mano Mano is located in Barry County Cape Fair (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Fair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Fair Cape Fair is located in Stone County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Fair <3>
Scholten (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scholten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten Scholten is located in Barry County McDowell (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell McDowell is located in Barry County Cassville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville Cassville is located in Barry County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <3>
Viola (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Viola is located in Barry County Continue List (16 more) ...
Eagle Rock (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock Eagle Rock is located in Barry County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Rock <3>
Galena (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Galena is located in Stone County Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
Butterfield (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Butterfield is located in Barry County Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cato. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cato .
Newspapers Published in Cato ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cato.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cato, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Cato.
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 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 Cato:
Websites specific to Missouri Pages specific to Barry County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Christian County Lawrence County McDonald County Newton County Stone County Taney County Benton County Carroll County Conway County Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cato. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) . While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 Cato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cato) to Point B.