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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 Fillmore (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 Fillmore. 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.

Fillmore is located in Andrew 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 Andrew County: Doniphan (KS), Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt & Nodaway.

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

  • Andrew County     (The home county of Fillmore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Rosendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Nodaway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Savannah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolckow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Amazonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Rea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Country Club
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Cosby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Atchison County
    • Fairfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buchanan County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Union Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clarksdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Winslow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Amity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Island City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • King City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Stanberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ford City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ford City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Alanthus Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • New Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oregon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Forbes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Maitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Mound City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bigelow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Fortescue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Big Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Craig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Corning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nodaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Graham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Barnard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Guilford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Skidmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Conception
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Conception Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Clyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Quitman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Ravenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlington Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Pickering
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Brown County (KS)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Iowa Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Fanning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Sparks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Troy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • White Cloud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wathena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Highland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palermo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Moray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
    • Brenner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bendena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Rulo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people

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

Cemeteries Near Fillmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fillmore.

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

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

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

  • Fillmore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clizer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gillispie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nodaway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bennett Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nichols Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brodback Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hackberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellogg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Cowan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Fillmore had a population of 261 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fillmore had a population of 188 people.

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

  • New Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nodaway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rosendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oregon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Savannah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forbes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Amazonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Bolckow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Curzon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Curzon is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curzon
  • Rea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Graham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dean
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dean is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Maitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Whitesville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Whitesville is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fillmore ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fillmore.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fillmore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fillmore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fillmore.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Fillmore.

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 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 Fillmore:

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 Fillmore, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fillmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.