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 Deerfield (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 Deerfield. 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 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 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.
Deerfield is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Deerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deerfield:
- Vernon County (The home county of Deerfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Temple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Moundville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stotesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Bronaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Sheldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Bellamy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Liberal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Burgess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Irwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Mindenmines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Lamar Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Oakton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Lamar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Hume
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rich Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Worland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Nyhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Amoret
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Virgil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- El Dorado Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Fort Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Edward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Godfrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ronald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Devon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Marmaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Pawnee Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Hollister
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Dry Wood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Cato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Coalvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Englevale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Arma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <1>
- Curranville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Fox Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Farlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Critzer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Deerfield.
Cemeteries Near Deerfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deerfield.
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 Deerfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Deerfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hackberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beckman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deerfield had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Deerfield had a population of 77 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
- Ellis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Eve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eve is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Moundville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rinehart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bronaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Fort Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Godfrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deerfield.
Newspapers Published in Deerfield ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deerfield, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deerfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Deerfield:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Linn 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> | 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 Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deerfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |