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 Jamesport (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 Jamesport. 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 and hospitals 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.
Jamesport 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 Jamesport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamesport:
- Daviess County (The home county of Jamesport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Lock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Jameson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coffey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Pattonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Mabel
(23 miles [37 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 Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Breckenridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Nettleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Proctorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Gould Farm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Braymer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Cowgill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Asper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Clinton County
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Santa Rosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Weatherby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Fairport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- McFall
(24 miles [38.6 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Hickory Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Brimson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tindall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Laredo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Dunlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Spickard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Gilman City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Gardner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Haseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Meadville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Mooresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Chula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Ludlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Dawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Mercer County
- Modena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Humphreys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Osgood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamesport, see our County-by-County Page for Jamesport.
Cemeteries Near Jamesport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamesport.
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 Jamesport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamesport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Jamesport Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gees Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dockery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matt Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Lilly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis 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 Jamesport had a population of 790 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jamesport had a population of 513 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamesport, with the one closest to Jamesport listed first.
- Carlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carlow is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlow
- Wabash Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Crossing
- Genova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genova is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genova
- Hickory Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Lock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Springhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Jameson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madelaine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madelaine is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelaine
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Breckenridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Shott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamesport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamesport.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jamesport ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamesport.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jamesport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jamesport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jamesport.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Jamesport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jamesport:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Mercer County
- Sullivan 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 Jamesport, 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' (or 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- Jamesport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |