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 Clark City (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 Clark City. 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.
Clark City is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Lee (IA), Van Buren (IA), Hancock (IL), Knox, Lewis & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Clark City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clark City:
- Clark County (The home county of Clark City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Kahoka
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Revere
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Medill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Saint Francisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Peaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Dumas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Neeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Anson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Saint Patrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Forest Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Rutledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knox City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Baring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Court Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Lewistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sellers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Argola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Arbela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gorin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Retreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Henry County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Vincennes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Croton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Croton is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- New Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Keokuk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donnellson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Galland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Primrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Primrose is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Van Buren County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bonaparte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cantril
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keosauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kilbourn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Meyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Lima
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marcelline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Ursa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loraine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Elvaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Niota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Basco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ferris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colusa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pontoosuc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clark City, see our County-by-County Page for Clark City.
Cemeteries Near Clark City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clark City.
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 Clark City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clark City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Clark City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Revere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Revere Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Revere.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1673869 <2>
- Northrup Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Medill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Peaksville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sisson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clark City had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clark City, with the one closest to Clark City listed first.
- Kahoka
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Revere
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Medill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Saint Francisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Peaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Vincennes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Dumas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Neeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clark City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clark City.
Newspapers Published in Clark City ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clark City, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clark City.
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 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 Clark City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Scotland County
- Henry County
- Lee County
- Van Buren County
- Adams County
- Hancock 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> | 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 Clark City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Clark City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |