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 De Kalb (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 De Kalb. 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 and hospitals 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.
De Kalb is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Atchison (KS), Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb & Platte.
Below are the counties that are near De Kalb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to De Kalb:
- Buchanan County (The home county of De Kalb)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Faucett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Lewis and Clark Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Matney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Agency
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Country Club
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Amazonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Nodaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Cosby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Savannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Barry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Gower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Starfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Plattsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Clarksdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Stewartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Forbes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Oregon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Sugar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Iatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Camden Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Platte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Stillings
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Port Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Atchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Potter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Cummings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brown County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Everest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Doniphan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Elwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brenner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Bendena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Moray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fanning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Jefferson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Nortonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Dunavant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Kickapoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Lowemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Leavenworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Bain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Jarbalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Hoge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Basehor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Wallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to De Kalb, see our County-by-County Page for De Kalb.
Cemeteries Near De Kalb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of De Kalb.
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 De Kalb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for De Kalb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- West Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kerlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Gore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that De Kalb had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, De Kalb had a population of 222 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from De Kalb, with the one closest to De Kalb listed first.
- Kenmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Halls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Halleck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halleck is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Faucett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Dye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dye is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Willow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Iatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Winthrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Doniphan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around De Kalb. See our List of 1890's Communities around De Kalb.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of De Kalb ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around De Kalb.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of De Kalb. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of De Kalb and those printed in the larger area surrounding De Kalb.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of De Kalb.
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 De Kalb:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Holt County
- Platte County
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Jefferson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte 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> | 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 De Kalb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- De Kalb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |