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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 Farmersville (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 Farmersville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Farmersville is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy & Linn.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Farmersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmersville, with the one closest to Farmersville listed first.
    • Chula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <2>
    • Chillicothe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wheeling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Utica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Mooresville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Dawn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bedford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ludlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmersville, with the one closest to Farmersville listed first.
    • Hale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Chariton County
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmersville, with the one closest to Farmersville listed first.
    • Jamesport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
      • Jamesport is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <2>
    • Lock Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Bancroft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Daviess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bancroft
      • From Farmersville to Bancroft
    • Gallatin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jameson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jameson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
      • Jameson is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jameson <2>
    • Coffey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
      • Coffey is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Altamont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Pattonsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmersville, with the one closest to Farmersville listed first.
    • Laredo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laredo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
      • Laredo is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hickory Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
    • Dunlap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Galt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Tindall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tindall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
      • Tindall is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tindall
      • From Farmersville to Tindall
    • Brimson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
      • Brimson is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Spickard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
      • Spickard is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <2>
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmersville, with the one closest to Farmersville listed first.
    • Gilman City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman City
      • Gilman City is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman City <2>
    • Mount Moriah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
      • Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmersville, with the one closest to Farmersville listed first.
    • Haseville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Meadville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
      • Meadville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Linneus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linneus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Linneus is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Purdin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
      • Purdin is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Browning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Laclede
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Forker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
      • Forker is located in Linn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forker
      • From Farmersville to Forker
    • Brookfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
  • Mercer County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmersville, with the one closest to Farmersville listed first.
    • Humphreys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Osgood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Harris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Milan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Farmersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmersville.

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

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

  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • May Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tolle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • May Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redenbaugh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redenbaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redenbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelburne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelburne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelburne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alpha Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woldridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woldridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Farmersville had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Chula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Chula is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <2>
  • Niantic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niantic
    • Niantic is located in Livingston County
  • Sturges
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturges
    • Sturges is located in Livingston County
  • Alpha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Grundy County
  • Laredo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laredo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
    • Laredo is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Hickory Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Springhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
    • Springhill is located in Livingston County
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
  • Genova
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genova
    • Genova is located in Livingston County
  • Eversonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eversonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversonville
    • Eversonville is located in Livingston County
  • Dunlap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wyandotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyandotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chillicothe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Edinburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Grundy County
    • Cream Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
      • Cream Ridge is located in Livingston County

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

Newspapers Published in Farmersville ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmersville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmersville.

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 Farmersville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farmersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Farmersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Farmersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farmersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9620, Longitude: -93.5414    









 

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