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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 Graham (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 Graham. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Graham 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 Graham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graham:

  • Nodaway County     (The home county of Graham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Skidmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arkoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Barnard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Quitman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Maryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Guilford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Burlington Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Conception Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Conception
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clyde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Pickering
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Clearmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elmo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Fillmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bolckow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nodaway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Savannah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amazonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Club
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Helena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Cosby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarkio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Westboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Rock Port
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • DeKalb County
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Island City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Stanberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Alanthus Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • King City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ford City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ford City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Maitland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • New Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mound City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bigelow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Oregon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortescue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Craig
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Big Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Forbes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Corning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Worth County
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Braddyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Blanchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • College Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Taylor County (IA)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • White Cloud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Fanning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Highland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wathena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Nemaha County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Rulo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Barada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Graham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graham.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham 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 Graham had a population of 353 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Graham had a population of 153 people.

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

  • Maitland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Skidmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mound City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Arkoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fillmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bolckow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Quitman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
  • Maryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dotham ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dotham is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
  • Bigelow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bigelow is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wilcox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilcox is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
    • Napier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Napier is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
    • Oregon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Graham ...

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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graham.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Graham:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Graham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.