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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Dart. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dart to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dart, 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 Dart (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 Dart. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dart is historic, it would have been located within present day Adair 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 Adair County: Knox, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby & Sullivan.

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

  • Adair County     (The home county of Dart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dart, with the one closest to Dart listed first.
    • Millard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Yarrow ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
      • Yarrow is located in Adair County
    • Gibbs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Adair County
    • Kirksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nind ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
      • Nind is located in Adair County
    • Brashear
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
      • Brashear is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Novinger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
      • Novinger is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Danforth ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Adair County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dart, with the one closest to Dart listed first.
    • Hurdland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
      • Hurdland is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Kenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Knox County
    • Novelty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
      • Novelty is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <2>
    • Hedge City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
      • Hedge City is located in Knox County
    • Edina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <2>
    • Baring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
      • Baring is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <2>
    • Plevna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
      • Plevna is located in Knox County
    • Greensburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Knox County
    • Knox City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
      • Knox City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <2>
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dart, with the one closest to Dart listed first.
    • New Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Linn County
    • Bucklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
      • Bucklin is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Marceline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dart, with the one closest to Dart listed first.
    • La Plata
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Gifford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
      • South Gifford is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Love Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
      • Love Lake is located in Macon County
    • Elmer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Barnesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Macon County
    • Atlanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Sue City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
      • Sue City is located in Macon County
    • Goldsberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
      • Goldsberry is located in Macon County
    • Economy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
      • Economy is located in Macon County
    • Ethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Callao
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Macon County
    • Bevier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
      • Bevier is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <2>
  • Putnam County
    • Worthington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dart, with the one closest to Dart listed first.
    • Greentop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Queen City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Clifton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Schuyler County
    • Julesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
      • Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
  • Scotland County
    • Unity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Scotland County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dart, with the one closest to Dart listed first.
    • Leonard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Shelby County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dart, with the one closest to Dart listed first.
    • Winigan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winigan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
      • Winigan is located in Sullivan County
    • Greencastle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
      • Green City is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Pennville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Sullivan County

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

Newspapers Published in Dart ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dart, 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 Dart.

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 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 Dart:

Cemeteries Near Dart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dart.

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 Dart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bragg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bragg Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mikel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27709 <5>
  • Shaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shumaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stukey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Canaday Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheridan Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Grove Cemetery
  • Murry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murry Cemetery
  • Yarrow UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yarrow UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Yarrow.
    • The Yarrow UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pierceville Cemetery
    • Tick Hill Cemetery
    • Yarrow Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yarrow UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157563 <5>
  • Indian Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hill Cemetery
  • Indian Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
  • Hertzler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hertzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hertzler Cemetery
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Steel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steel Cemetery
    • Hardgrove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardgrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardgrove Cemetery
    • Cater Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cater 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.

While we didn't find Dart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dart.

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

  • Cottage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Cottage is located in Macon County
  • La Plata
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Millard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Elmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Love Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
    • Love Lake is located in Macon County
  • Walnut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Macon County
  • Gibbs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lindersville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindersville
    • Lindersville is located in Adair County
  • Wilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Adair County
  • Bullion ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Bullion is located in Adair County
  • Barnesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Macon County
  • Kirksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nind ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
      • Nind is located in Adair County
    • Atlanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Goldsberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
      • Goldsberry is located in Macon County

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Dart, 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 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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Dart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0467, Longitude: -92.5674       In this case, the coordinates for Dart 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.




 

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