Index (Cass County, MO) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Index, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Index and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County

Communities Also Named Index ...

We found ten communities that share the name Index.

Within Missouri, the name Index is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Jackson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Index [Jackson County].
- Arkansas
  - Conway County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Index [Conway County].
  - Miller County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Index [Miller County].
- Kentucky
  - Morgan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Index [Morgan County].
- Michigan
  - Lapeer County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Index [Lapeer County].
- New York
  - Otsego County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Index [Otsego County].
- North Carolina
  - Ashe County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Index [Ashe County].
- Virginia
  - King George County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Index [King George County].
- Washington
  - Snohomish County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Index [Snohomish County].
- West Virginia
  - Calhoun County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Index [Calhoun County].

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Index could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.