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 Horton (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 Horton. 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.
Horton 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 Horton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horton:
- Vernon County (The home county of Horton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Stotesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Harwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Richards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Schell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Moundville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Bellamy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Irwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Liberal
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Rich Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- New Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Hume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Foster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Nyhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Worland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Amoret
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Passaic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Amsterdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adrian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Virgil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Willowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Lebeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Henry County
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Appleton City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Roscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Edward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Godfrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Devon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Marmaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Ronald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Mapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Cato
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Coalvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt
(28 miles [45.1 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 Horton, see our County-by-County Page for Horton.
Cemeteries Near Horton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horton.
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 Horton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Balltown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <2>
- Rinehart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Rider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pryor Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Horton had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horton, with the one closest to Horton listed first.
- Arthur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Ketterman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Carbon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Temple ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Rinehart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Rich Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Sprague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sprague is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Fair Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Ellis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Harwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horton.
Newspapers Published in Horton ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horton, 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 Horton.
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 Horton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Henry 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> | 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 Horton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |