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 Hoffman (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 Hoffman. 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 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.
Hoffman is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Hoffman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoffman:
- Johnson County (The home county of Hoffman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Greendoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Warrensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centerview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Knob Noster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Holden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Henrietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Leeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Miles Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Strasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Gunn City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Lynne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Bowen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Blairstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Norris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Hicks City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Lone Jack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Levasy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Grain Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cockrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Lake Lotawana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Sibley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tapawingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Aullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mayview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Corder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Page City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Bates City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- La Monte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Tedieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Green Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Hardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Fleming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Orrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Rockingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Sweet Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cretcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Little Osage Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Mount Leonard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Grand Pass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Salt Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Malta Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Blue Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoffman, see our County-by-County Page for Hoffman.
Cemeteries Near Hoffman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoffman.
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 Hoffman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoffman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Granger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus Christian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poole Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Republican Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Houx Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Wampler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hoffman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoffman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
- Fayetteville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Greendoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Aullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Mayview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montserrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montserrat is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Centerview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoffman.
Newspapers Published in Hoffman ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoffman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoffman, 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 Hoffman.
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 helpful 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 Hoffman:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline 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> | 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 Hoffman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Hoffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |