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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 Craig (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 Craig. 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 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.

Craig is located in Holt 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 Holt County: Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Atchison, Nodaway, Nemaha (NE) & Richardson (NE).

Below are the counties that are near Craig. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craig:

  • Holt County     (The home county of Craig)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • Corning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bigelow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Big Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mound City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fortescue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Maitland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Forest City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Forbes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • Fillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolckow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Nodaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Port
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarkio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Phelps City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
    • Westboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Watson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmers City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
  • Nodaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • Skidmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Quitman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Burlington Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Clearmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Barnard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Fremont County (IA)
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Northboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Brown County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • Reserve
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Padonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
    • Hiawatha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Morrill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Robinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sun Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • White Cloud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Iowa Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Highland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sparks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Fanning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Leona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Severance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Nemaha County (KS)
  • Nemaha County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rulo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
    • Barada
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Falls City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Straussville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shubert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Verdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dawson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Nim City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craig, see our County-by-County Page for Craig.

Cemeteries Near Craig ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craig.

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 Craig - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craig covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Craig had a population of 503 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Craig had a population of 213 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Craig, with the one closest to Craig listed first.

  • Corning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arago ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Bigelow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigelow is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Mound City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rulo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
  • Fortescue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fortescue is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
  • Fairfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Barada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Napier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Napier is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
  • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dotham ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dotham is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
    • Preston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Falls City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craig. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craig.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Craig ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craig.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Craig. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Craig and those printed in the larger area surrounding Craig.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Craig.

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 websites either 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 Craig:

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' (or 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- Craig) 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 Craig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.