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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 Goss (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 Goss. 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 and 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.

Goss is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Audrain, Macon, Marion, Ralls, Randolph & Shelby.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Goss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Paris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoutsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • North Fork is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • Florida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Granville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Holliday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Holliday is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Santa Fe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Monroe City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncans Bridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
    • Ash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ash is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Evansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Evansville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Tulip
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tulip is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Saling ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saling is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Thompson is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Mexico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Vandiver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Laddonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rush Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Larrabee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Larrabee is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
    • Farber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Farber is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Benton City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Vandalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Centralia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturgeon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Anabel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Anabel is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
    • Excello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Philadelphia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Nelsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nelsonville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
    • Dodge City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ralls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
    • Greenlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
    • The Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Madisonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Madisonville is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Rensselaer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • New London
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Clark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Clark is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Cairo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cairo is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Moberly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Renick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Renick is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goss, with the one closest to Goss listed first.
    • Lakenan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
    • Hunnewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Shelbina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Lentner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lentner is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
    • Emden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Emden is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
    • Enterprise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Shelbyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Clarence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kirby is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Leonard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Goss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goss.

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

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

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

  • Bowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Boomer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scobee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stoutsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crutcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lasley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (157 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Goss had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoutsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Strother
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Strother is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
  • North Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Fork is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • Victor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Victor is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Clapper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clapper is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
  • Florida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Granville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Granville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Lakenan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
  • Indian Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Holliday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holliday is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Hunnewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Santa Fe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
    • Shelbina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Goss ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goss.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goss, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goss.

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 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 Goss:

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 Goss, 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 from Point A (ie- Goss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.