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 Cosby (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 Cosby. 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 and doctors 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.
Cosby is located in Andrew 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 Andrew County: Doniphan (KS), Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt & Nodaway.
Below are the counties that are near Cosby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cosby:
- Andrew County (The home county of Cosby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Avenue City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Country Club
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <2>
- Amazonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Wyeth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Rea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rosendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Rosendale is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosendale <2>
- Nodaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Bolckow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
- Saxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Matney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Agency
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
- Agency is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
- Willow Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Faucett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
- Faucett is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <2>
- De Kalb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <2>
- Lewis and Clark Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Gower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Gower is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <2>
- Starfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <2>
- Turney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Turney is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turney <2>
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <2>
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <2>
- Lathrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Lathrop is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <2>
- Lilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Mabel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Union Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Stewartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <2>
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- Osborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Osborn is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborn <2>
- Fairport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Weatherby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Santa Rosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- King City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Ford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Stanberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
- Stanberry is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanberry <2>
- Gentryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- McFall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Forbes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - New Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Oregon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Oregon is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
- Forest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Barnard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Barnard is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnard <2>
- Conception
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
- Conception is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conception <2>
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Conception Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Arkoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Graham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Dearborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <2>
- Edgerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Camden Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point
- Camden Point is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden Point <2>
- Ridgely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Woodruff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Sugar Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
- Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <2>
- Blair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Brenner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Fanning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Doniphan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Bendena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Moray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Sparks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Iowa Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cosby, see our County-by-County Page for Cosby.
Newspapers Published in Cosby ...
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 256 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cosby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cosby, 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 Cosby.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cosby:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Andrew County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gentry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Holt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nodaway County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Platte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Doniphan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Buchanan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Andrew County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Cemeteries Near Cosby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cosby.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cosby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- High Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Prairie Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Ozenberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ozenberger Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozenberger Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southwest of Saint Joseph.
- The Ozenberger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozenberger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30714 <5>
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31937 <5>
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
- Clarksdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksdale Cemetery
- Vanschoiack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanschoiack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanschoiack Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cosby had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cosby had a population of 123 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cosby, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Rochester ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Boxford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Avenue City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - San Antonio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- San Antonio is located in Buchanan County
- Stockbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Stockbridge is located in Buchanan County
- Bayfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Union Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
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- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <2>
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
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- Saxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Savannah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cosby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cosby.
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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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cosby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cosby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8638, Longitude: -94.6798 In this case, the coordinates for Cosby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cosby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |