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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 Forker (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 Forker. 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.

Forker is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Adair, Chariton, Grundy, Livingston, Macon & Sullivan.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Forker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forker, with the one closest to Forker listed first.
    • Laclede
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fountain Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Linneus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Linneus is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Marceline
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bucklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Purdin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Purdin is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Browning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Haseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • New Boston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • New Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forker, with the one closest to Forker listed first.
    • Hale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
    • Bosworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • De Witt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • De Witt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Bogard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Latoh ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Latoh is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
    • Mandeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakenda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Carrollton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forker, with the one closest to Forker listed first.
    • Sumner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rothville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rothville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Mendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mendon is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Snyder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Triplett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Chraneville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chraneville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
    • Brunswick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Missouri Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
    • Grand River City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
    • Keytesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dalton is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Namrash ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Namrash is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forker, with the one closest to Forker listed first.
    • Laredo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Laredo is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Galt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forker, with the one closest to Forker listed first.
    • Bedford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wheeling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Avalon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
    • Chillicothe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Utica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Dawn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludlow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mooresville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Macon County
  • Saline County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forker, with the one closest to Forker listed first.
    • Winigan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Humphreys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Owasco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Forker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forker.

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

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

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

  • Purvis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rothville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Redding Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stains Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Meadville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Mendon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...

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 Forker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forker.

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

  • Laclede
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brookfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Rothville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rothville is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Mendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mendon is located in Chariton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Linneus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Linneus is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Bedford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Compton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Compton is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
  • Saint Catharine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Catharine is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Forker ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forker, 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 Forker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Forker:

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 Forker, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.