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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Crescent Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crescent Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crescent Hill, please Contact Us.
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 Crescent Hill (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 Crescent Hill. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Crescent Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Bates 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 Bates County: Linn (KS), Miami (KS), Cass, Henry, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Crescent Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crescent Hill:
- Bates County (The home county of Crescent Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Adrian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Passaic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Burdett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Merwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Mayesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nyhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Amoret
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Archie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Main City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Annette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Gunn City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- West Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Peculiar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Urich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hartwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Blairstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Maurine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- La Due
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- La Tour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Quick City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Kingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Saint Clair County
- Appleton City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon County
- Metz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Johnson County (KS)
- Stilwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Linn Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Boicourt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- La Cygne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Jingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Louisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Block
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Wea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Fontana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Bucyrus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Paola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crescent Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Crescent Hill.
Cemeteries Near Crescent Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crescent Hill.
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 Crescent Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crescent Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- France Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulliam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vansandt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burdett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Owen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moudy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earheart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Earheart Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earheart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28508 <3>
- Martin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Crescent Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crescent Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crescent Hill, with the one closest to Crescent Hill listed first.
- Adrian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Archie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Altona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altona is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Passaic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Burdett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Main City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ballard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daugherty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Daugherty is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Virginia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crescent Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crescent Hill.
Newspapers Published in Crescent Hill ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crescent Hill, 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 Crescent Hill.
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 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 Crescent Hill:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Johnson County
- Linn County
- Miami County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crescent Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crescent Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |