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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 Finey (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 Finey. 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 doctors 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.

Finey is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bates, Benton, Cass, Johnson, Pettis & Saint Clair.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Finey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finey, with the one closest to Finey listed first.
    • Tightwad
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Brownington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Alberta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Deepwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Yolo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • La Due
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Windsor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bowen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hartwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Maurine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finey, with the one closest to Finey listed first.
    • Racket
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Racket is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Tackner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Tackner is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Warsaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Palo Pinto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Lincoln
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmonson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Edmonson is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Edwards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ionia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Zora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Cole Camp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Camden County
    • Climax Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finey, with the one closest to Finey listed first.
    • Avery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Quincy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cross Timbers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Weaubleau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Galmey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Elkton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nemo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Pittsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finey, with the one closest to Finey listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Leeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Chilhowee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Cornelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finey, with the one closest to Finey listed first.
    • Green Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Spring Fork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finey, with the one closest to Finey listed first.
    • Flemington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Humansville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Finey, with the one closest to Finey listed first.
    • Lowry City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Gerster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Monegaw Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Johnson City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Roscoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Collins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cobb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Appleton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Finey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Finey.

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

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

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

  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Peaceful Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tally Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Parks Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wisdom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Akens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Downing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osborn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Ballet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Shawnee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tebo Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 in 1895, Finey had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baker is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Mount Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Tackner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tackner is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leesville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Iconium
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Iconium is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
  • Fairfield ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Warsaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Brownington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Bentonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bentonville is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Lowry City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Palo Pinto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alberta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Deepwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Osceola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Finey ...

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 Finey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Finey, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Finey.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Finey:

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 Finey, 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- Finey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.