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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cawood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cawood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cawood, 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 Cawood (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 Cawood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cawood is historic, it would have been located within present day Andrew 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 Andrew County: Doniphan (KS), Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt & Nodaway.
Below are the counties that are near Cawood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cawood:
- Andrew County (The home county of Cawood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Rea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Bolckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Rosendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Cosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Amazonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Nodaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Union Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Winslow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Fairport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Clarksdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Weatherby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- King City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Alanthus Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Darlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Gentryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Gentry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McFall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Lone Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- New Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Maitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Forbes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Oregon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bigelow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Fortescue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conception
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arkoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Maryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Skidmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Worth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prohibition City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Elwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Blair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Wathena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Palermo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Fanning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Sparks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- White Cloud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cawood, see our County-by-County Page for Cawood.
Cemeteries Near Cawood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cawood.
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 Cawood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cawood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Platte Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolckow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolckow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bolckow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240131 <3>
- Weathermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alumbaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGlothlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McGlothlin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Wyeth.
- The McGlothlin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowman Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987591 <3>
- Flag Springs Cumberland Presbyterian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mize II Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Coffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bedford Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meekers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.
Cawood itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cawood, with the one closest to Cawood listed first.
- Rea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Whitesville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Bolckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Barnard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Flag Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Conception
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arkoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Cawood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cawood.
Newspapers Published in Cawood ...
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 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cawood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cawood, 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 Cawood.
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 Cawood:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Andrew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Worth 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 Cawood, 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 '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- Cawood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |