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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 Gaynor (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 Gaynor. 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 hospitals 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.

Gaynor is located in Nodaway 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 Nodaway County: Page (IA), Taylor (IA), Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt & Worth.

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

  • Nodaway County     (The home county of Gaynor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaynor, with the one closest to Gaynor listed first.
    • Orrsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Parnell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickering
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Ravenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Conception Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Arkoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Conception
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clearmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Burlington Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Quitman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaynor, with the one closest to Gaynor listed first.
    • Bolckow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Rea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Gentry County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaynor, with the one closest to Gaynor listed first.
    • Hatfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hatfield is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Martinsville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Holt County
    • Maitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Worth County
  • Adams County (IA)
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaynor, with the one closest to Gaynor listed first.
    • Braddyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shambaugh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • College Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Hawleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
    • Clarinda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Coin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hepburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hepburn is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Yorktown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
  • Ringgold County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaynor, with the one closest to Gaynor listed first.
    • Redding
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Redding is located in Ringgold County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Maloy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Delphos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Delphos is located in Ringgold County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
      • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Diagonal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Ayr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knowlton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaynor, with the one closest to Gaynor listed first.
    • Athelstan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
    • Bedford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
    • Siam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Conway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Conway is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Gravity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ladoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • New Market
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Clearfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Guss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lenox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lenox is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Gaynor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaynor.

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

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

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

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gaynor had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Orrsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Allison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Allison is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Parnell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickering
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Hopkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Isadora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Isadora is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
  • Enyart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Enyart is located in Gentry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart
  • Bedford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <1>
  • Maryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bedison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bedison is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedison
    • Platteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Platteville is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Siam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Gaynor ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaynor.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Gaynor:

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>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 Gaynor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Gaynor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.