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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Flory. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Flory to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flory, please Contact Us.
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 Flory (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 Flory. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Flory is historic, it would have been located within present day Dade 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 Dade County: Barton, Cedar, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Flory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flory:
- Dade County (The home county of Flory)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Lockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Glen Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Corry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Bona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Dadeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Everton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Layneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Bushnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Kenoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Golden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lamar Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Oakton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Liberal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Mindenmines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Jerico Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Virgil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Umber View Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Caplinger Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- El Dorado Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lebeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Avilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Carytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Forest Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- La Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Alba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neck City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Purcell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Round Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Red Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Miller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Heatonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Fair Play
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aldrich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Dunnegan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Graydon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Humansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair County
- Cobb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Bellamy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bronaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Moundville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Crawford County (KS)
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flory, see our County-by-County Page for Flory.
Cemeteries Near Flory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flory.
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 Flory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Greenfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newport Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Newport
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amos Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anna - Edna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oldham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Fair View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pippenger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Flory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flory.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flory, with the one closest to Flory listed first.
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sylvania ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Zodiac
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zodiac is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Bushnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Bellamy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Kenoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Montevallo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Lamar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Virgil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flory. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flory.
Newspapers Published in Flory ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flory.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flory, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flory.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Flory:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Cedar County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Flory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |