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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 Golden City (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 Golden City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Golden City is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Crawford (KS), Cedar, Dade, Jasper & Vernon.

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

  • Barton County     (The home county of Golden City)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden City, with the one closest to Golden City listed first.
    • Jerico Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Umber View Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Virgil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Stockton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willowville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden City, with the one closest to Golden City listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Arcola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Pilgrim
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Glen Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Corry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Everton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dadeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden City, with the one closest to Golden City listed first.
    • Ash Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden City, with the one closest to Golden City listed first.
    • Maple Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jasper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Avilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Carytown
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Reeds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Reeds is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Carthage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Alba is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Neck City
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarcoxie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Lawrence County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden City, with the one closest to Golden City listed first.
    • Talmage City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Talmage City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
    • Wentworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wentworth is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Park is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Diamond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vernon County
  • Crawford County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Golden City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden City.

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 Golden City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden City, with the one closest to Golden City 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Golden City had a population of 773 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Golden City had a population of 710 people.

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

  • Malty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Malty is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malty
  • Dudenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dudenville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudenville
  • Meinert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meinert is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinert
  • Kenoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lockwood is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Sylvania ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylvania is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Maple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kings Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Boston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Boston is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Lamar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Golden City ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Golden City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Golden City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Golden City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of Golden City.

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 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 Golden City:

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>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- Golden City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Golden City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.