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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 Easton (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 Easton. 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.

Easton 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 Easton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Easton:

  • Buchanan County     (The home county of Easton)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
    • Cosby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Country Club
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Helena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Amazonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Savannah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nodaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
    • Smithville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Holt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kearney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clinton County
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
    • Mabel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Alta Vista ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • DeKalb County
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
    • King City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ford City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ford City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Island City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Holt County
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dearborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgely
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ridgely is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Camden Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodruff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Iatan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Iatan is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Sugar Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • West Platte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Platte City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ferrelview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
    • Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Lawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Atchison County (KS)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
    • Elwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wathena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Palermo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Blair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Doniphan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Brenner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bendena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fanning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Moray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
    • Sparks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Leavenworth County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Easton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Easton.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Easton had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Easton had a population of 233 people.

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

  • Stockbridge ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockbridge is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Garrettsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
  • Hemple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hemple is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemple
  • San Antonio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • San Antonio is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • Bayfield ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayfield is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
  • Frazier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Frazier is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
  • Saxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Agency
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gower
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stewartsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clarksdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Clair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clair is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Matney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Starfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cosby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Easton ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Easton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Easton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Easton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Easton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Easton.

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 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 Easton:

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 Easton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Easton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.