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 Hong (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 Hong. 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.
Hong is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Hong. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hong:
- Vernon County (The home county of Hong)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Temple ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Nevada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Metz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Richards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Stotesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Moundville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Milo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Harwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Bronaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Liberal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Burgess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Lamar Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mindenmines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Rich Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- New Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Prairie City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Foster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Nyhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Worland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amoret
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Passaic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Virgil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- El Dorado Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willowville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Lebeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Jerico Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Appleton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Edward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Godfrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Devon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Marmaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Ronald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Hollister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Dry Wood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Cato
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Coalvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Englevale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Arma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <1>
- Curranville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Farlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hong, see our County-by-County Page for Hong.
Cemeteries Near Hong ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hong.
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 Hong - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hong covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deepwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Click Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Deerfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Hong in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hong.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hong, with the one closest to Hong listed first.
- Temple ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Ellis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Nevada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Rinehart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Metz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Richards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Ketterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Eve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eve is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Moundville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Milo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hong. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hong.
Newspapers Published in Hong ...
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 191 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hong.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hong, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hong.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hong:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Saint Clair County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Linn 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 Hong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hong) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |