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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fortyville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fortyville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fortyville, 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 Fortyville (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 Fortyville. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fortyville is historic, it would have been located within present day Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Carroll, Jackson, Johnson, Pettis, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Fortyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fortyville:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Fortyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Mayview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Odessa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Page City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Lake Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Corder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Bates City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Miles Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Stet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Strasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gunn City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Clay County
- Missouri City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Hicks City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Levasy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lone Jack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grain Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cockrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Lake Lotawana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake Tapawingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Valley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Warrensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Centerview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Knob Noster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Chilhowee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Henrietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Leeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Houstonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- La Monte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Tedieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Hardin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Fleming
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Morton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Rayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Wood Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Blackburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweet Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Little Osage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Mount Leonard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Grand Pass
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Salt Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Cretcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Malta Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fortyville, see our County-by-County Page for Fortyville.
Cemeteries Near Fortyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fortyville.
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 Fortyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fortyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Mayview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Republican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Higginsville.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28629 <4>
- Peacock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Page Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Columbus Christian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Fortyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fortyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fortyville, with the one closest to Fortyville listed first.
- Mayview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Odessa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Greenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenton
- Page City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Corder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greendoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Myrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrick is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Concordia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fortyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortyville.
Newspapers Published in Fortyville ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fortyville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fortyville.
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 Fortyville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline 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 Fortyville, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fortyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |