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 Fordham (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 Fordham. 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 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.
Fordham is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, Gentry & Harrison.
Below are the counties that are near Fordham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fordham:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Fordham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Weatherby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Santa Rosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Fairport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Winslow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Union Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Cosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Country Club
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Rea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Saxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Agency
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Kidder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Nettleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Gould Farm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Polo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Cowgill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Proctorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Braymer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- Holt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Turney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Starfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Lathrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Gower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Winston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Gallatin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pattonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jameson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Lock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jamesport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- McFall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- King City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gentryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Ford City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Island City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stanberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Gilman City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Livingston County
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Platte County
- Edgerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Elmira
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Lawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Excelsior Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Georgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fordham, see our County-by-County Page for Fordham.
Cemeteries Near Fordham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fordham.
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 Fordham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fordham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Wamsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delano Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schambaugh - Cope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Irwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Memory Gardens
- The Cameron Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Cameron Memorial Gardens
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Reid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fordham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fordham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fordham, with the one closest to Fordham listed first.
- Mabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Weatherby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kidder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Santa Rosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Kerr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Fordham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fordham.
Newspapers Published in Fordham ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fordham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fordham, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fordham.
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 helpful 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 Fordham:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Buchanan County
- Caldwell County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Daviess County
- Gentry County
- Harrison County
- Livingston County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Fordham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fordham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |