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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 Grays Valley (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 Grays Valley. 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.

Name Variations for Grays Valley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Grays Valley: Grays Vly. (or less commonly used: Grays Vally. or Grays Vlly.)
  • While the name of this community is Grays Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grays Valley may originally have been Gray's Valley.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grays Valley might be written as Gray Valley.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Grays Valley is located in Dade County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dade County: Barton, Cedar, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence & Polk.

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

  • Dade County     (The home county of Grays Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Greenfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arcola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • South Greenfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Glen Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
    • Pilgrim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilgrim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
      • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
    • Corry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Dade County
    • Dadeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <3>
    • Everton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <3>
    • Bona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
      • Bona is located in Dade County
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Layneville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
      • Layneville is located in Barton County
    • Golden City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
      • Golden City is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <3>
    • Newport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Barton County
    • Bushnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
      • Bushnell is located in Barton County
    • Kenoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
      • Kenoma is located in Barton County
    • Milford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Lamar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lamar Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Irwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Barton County
    • Oakton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
      • Oakton is located in Barton County
    • Nashville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barton County
    • Liberal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Jerico Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerico Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Umber View Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umber View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Stockton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
    • Virgil City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
    • Caplinger Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caplinger Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
    • Willowville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
      • Willowville is located in Cedar County
    • El Dorado Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
      • El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <3>
    • Lebeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <3>
    • Ash Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Bois D'Arc
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Maple Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Avilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
      • Avilla is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Jasper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • La Russell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
      • La Russell is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Forest Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
      • Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
    • Carytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
      • Carytown is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Reeds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
      • Reeds is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Carthage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarcoxie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
      • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <3>
    • Alba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Neck City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neck City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
      • Neck City is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Motley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
      • Motley is located in Jasper County
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Round Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
      • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Red Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
    • Miller
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Lawrence County
    • Heatonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
      • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
    • Stotts City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
      • Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Halltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
      • Halltown is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <3>
    • Hoberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
      • Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Freistatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freistatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
      • Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Aldrich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Eudora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
    • Graydon Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graydon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
      • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
    • Fair Play
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
      • Fair Play is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <3>
    • Wishart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wishart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
    • Dunnegan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
    • Morrisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Valley, with the one closest to Grays Valley listed first.
    • Bellamy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellamy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
      • Bellamy is located in Vernon County
    • Montevallo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevallo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
      • Montevallo is located in Vernon County
    • Sheldon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people

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

Cemeteries Near Grays Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grays Valley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Edgar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pippenger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pippenger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pippenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Messick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Worthen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wetzel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetzel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Harlow - Wright Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlow - Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlow - Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kistler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kistler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kistler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Grays Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grays Valley.

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

  • Lockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Lockwood is located in Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Sylvania ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in Dade County
  • Golden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
    • Golden City is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <3>
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Meinert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meinert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinert
    • Meinert is located in Dade County
  • Cedarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Dade County
  • Arcola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Newport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Barton County
  • Kings Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Kings Point is located in Dade County
  • South Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
    • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Bushnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Bushnell is located in Barton County
  • Dudenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudenville
    • Dudenville is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kenoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
      • Kenoma is located in Barton County
    • Seybert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seybert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybert
      • Seybert is located in Dade County
    • Malty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malty
      • Malty is located in Barton County

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

Newspapers Published in Grays Valley ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grays Valley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grays Valley.

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 Grays Valley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grays Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Grays Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4525, Longitude: -93.9805       In this case, the coordinates for Grays Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Grays Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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