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 Clearmont (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 Clearmont. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Clearmont 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 Clearmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clearmont:
- Nodaway County (The home county of Clearmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Burlington Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hopkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skidmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gaynor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Orrsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Arkoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Graham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Ravenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Parnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Andrew County
- Bolckow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Westboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Rock Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Phelps City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Gentry County
- Alanthus Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Maitland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Craig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Adams County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Iveyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iveyville is located in Adams County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveyville
- Nodaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- High Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Braddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- College Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shambaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Coin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Clarinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Hawleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Hepburn
(23 miles [37 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Essex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Gravity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Guss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Guss is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guss
- Athelstan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Sharpsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Blockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clearmont, see our County-by-County Page for Clearmont.
Cemeteries Near Clearmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clearmont.
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 Clearmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clearmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hazel Dell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Braddyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- High Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Quitman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quitman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Clearmont had a population of 246 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clearmont had a population of 151 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clearmont, with the one closest to Clearmont listed first.
- Burlington Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseberry is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Braddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilcox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- College Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shambaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- London ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Hopkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- York ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clearmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clearmont.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clearmont ...
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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearmont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clearmont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clearmont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clearmont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Clearmont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clearmont:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Nodaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Atchison County
- Gentry County
- Holt County
- Worth County
- Adams County
- Fremont County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Taylor 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> | 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 Clearmont, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clearmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |