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 Jameson (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 Jameson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Jameson is located in Daviess 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 Daviess County: Caldwell, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison & Livingston.
Below are the counties that are near Jameson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jameson:
- Daviess County (The home county of Jameson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Coffey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pattonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jamesport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Winston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Lock Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Mabel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Kidder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nettleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Gould Farm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Proctorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Braymer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cowgill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Turney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Santa Rosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Weatherby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Fairport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Winslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Osborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- McFall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Gentryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ford City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Lone Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- King City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Brimson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hickory Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tindall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Spickard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Laredo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Gilman City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Gardner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Mount Moriah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Mooresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Farmersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Chula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Dawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- Modena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jameson, see our County-by-County Page for Jameson.
Cemeteries Near Jameson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jameson.
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 Jameson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jameson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Everly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Craborchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Civil Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Civil Bend Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creekmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lile Cemetery is located in Gallatin.
- The Lile Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lile Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640942 <2>
- Pilot Grove #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Frazier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coffey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jameson had a population of 429 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jameson had a population of 127 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jameson, with the one closest to Jameson listed first.
- Wabash Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Crossing
- Civil Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pattonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madelaine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madelaine is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelaine
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jamesport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Carlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlow is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlow
- Santa Rosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Winston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- McFall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Weatherby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jameson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jameson.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jameson ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jameson.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jameson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jameson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jameson.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Jameson.
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 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 Jameson:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- Livingston County
- Mercer 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 Jameson, 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 from Point A (ie- Jameson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |