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 Farmers City (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 Farmers City. 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.
Name Variations for Farmers City ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Farmers City, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Farmers City may originally have been Farmer's City.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Farmers City might be written as Farmer City.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Farmers City. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Farmers City.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Farmers City is located in Atchison 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 Atchison County: Fremont (IA), Page (IA), Holt, Nodaway, Nemaha (NE), Otoe (NE) & Richardson (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Farmers City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmers City:
- Atchison County (The home county of Farmers City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Port
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phelps City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- Corning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Craig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Burlington Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clearmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Quitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Skidmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- High Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Imogene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Percival
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- McPaul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Mills County (IA)
- Clark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Montgomery County (IA)
- Coburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- Northboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Coin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- College Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Essex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Braddyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shambaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Clarinda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nyman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nyman is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Taylor County (IA)
- Siam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Cass County (NE)
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nemaha County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- Brownville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nemaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <2>
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Julian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Rohrs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrs is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
- Brock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Otoe County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- Nebraska City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Lorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Talmage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- Barada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Shubert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arago ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmers City, see our County-by-County Page for Farmers City.
Cemeteries Near Farmers City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmers City.
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 Farmers City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmers City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- St. John's Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Tarkio.
- The St. John's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824939 <4>
- Grange Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walden Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia & French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Addington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tarkio Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tarkio Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tarkio.
- The Tarkio Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Home Cemetery
- Tarkio Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29370 <4>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Farmers City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmers City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmers City, with the one closest to Farmers City listed first.
- High Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Rock Port
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farragut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phelps City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- York ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- London ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Coin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmers City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmers City.
Newspapers Published in Farmers City ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmers City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmers City, 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 Farmers City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Farmers City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Cass County
- Nemaha County
- Otoe County
- Richardson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Farmers City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Farmers City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |