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 Hume (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 Hume. 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 hospitals 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.
Hume is located in Bates 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 Bates County: Linn (KS), Miami (KS), Cass, Henry, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Hume. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hume:
- Bates County (The home county of Hume)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Worland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Amoret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Nyhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Rich Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Merwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Prairie City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Burdett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Main City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Archie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair County
- Appleton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Stotesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Richards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Temple ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moundville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Harwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Schell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bronaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Anderson County (KS)
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Anderson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Devon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Fort Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Edward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Marmaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Xenia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Godfrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Redfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Cato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Dry Wood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boicourt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Critzer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Critzer is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- La Cygne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Blue Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cadmus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Goodrich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Parker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Jingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Fontana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hume, see our County-by-County Page for Hume.
Cemeteries Near Hume ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hume.
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 Hume - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hume covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Hume Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Littell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- The Holmes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Family Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prescott Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Prescott (KS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986369 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb - Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Woofin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battlefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Hume had a population of 486 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hume had a population of 315 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hume, with the one closest to Hume listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sprague is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Rucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Worland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- New Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Pleasanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Amoret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nyhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Richards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hume. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hume.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hume ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hume.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hume. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hume and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hume.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Hume.
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 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 Hume:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Anderson County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Linn County
- Miami 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 Hume, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hume) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |