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 Gorin (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 Gorin. 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.
Gorin is located in Scotland 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 Scotland County: Davis (IA), Van Buren (IA), Adair, Clark, Knox & Schuyler.
Below are the counties that are near Gorin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gorin:
- Scotland County (The home county of Gorin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- South Gorin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Arbela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Kilwinning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Brashear
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Gibbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Wyaconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Neeper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Medill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Kahoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Clark City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Acasto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Peaksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Anson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Revere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Patrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Greensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Forest Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Baring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Jeddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Hurdland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Hedge City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Novelty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- La Belle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Court Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Lewistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Argola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Sellers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Downing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greentop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Queen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Davis County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Stiles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Savannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Lee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Croton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Croton is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Vincennes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Argyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Van Buren County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cantril
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keosauqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bonaparte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kilbourn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gorin, see our County-by-County Page for Gorin.
Cemeteries Near Gorin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gorin.
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 Gorin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gorin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shacklett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pauline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pauline Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Rutledge.
- The Pauline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rutledge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30782 <2>
- Ewing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Standiford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Etna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blattner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buskirk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gorin had a population of 386 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gorin, with the one closest to Gorin listed first.
- Rutledge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Wyaconda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmont is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Arbela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Prospect Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect Grove is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Grove
- Baring
(12 miles [19.3 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 Gorin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gorin.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gorin ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gorin.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gorin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gorin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gorin.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Gorin.
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 websites either 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 Gorin:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Scotland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Schuyler County
- Davis County
- Lee County
- Van Buren 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 Gorin, 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- Gorin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |