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 Coffey (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 Coffey. 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.
Coffey is located in Daviess 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 Daviess County: Caldwell, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison & Livingston.
Below are the counties that are near Coffey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coffey:
- Daviess County (The home county of Coffey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Pattonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Gallatin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jamesport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Winston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Lock Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Mabel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Kidder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nettleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Breckenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Clinton County
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Santa Rosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Weatherby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Fairport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Osborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- McFall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Gentryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Siloam Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Ford City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Gentry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- King City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Island City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Stanberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Brimson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hickory Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Tindall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Trenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spickard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Laredo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Gilman City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- New Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mount Moriah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blythedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Eagleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cainsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Hatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Farmersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Chula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Modena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prohibition City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coffey, see our County-by-County Page for Coffey.
Cemeteries Near Coffey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coffey.
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 Coffey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coffey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Coffey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Everly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove #2 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frazier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Civil Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Civil Bend Christian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craborchard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Coffey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coffey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coffey, with the one closest to Coffey listed first.
- Pattonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Madelaine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Madelaine is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelaine
- Jameson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Civil Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Matkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matkins is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McFall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Wabash Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Crossing
- Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Santa Rosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gallatin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jamesport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coffey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coffey.
Newspapers Published in Coffey ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coffey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coffey, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coffey.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Coffey:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- Livingston County
- Mercer County
- Worth 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coffey) 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 Coffey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |