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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 Jane (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 Jane. 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.

Jane is located in McDonald 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 McDonald County: Benton (AR), Barry, Newton, Delaware (OK) & Ottawa (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Jane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jane:

  • McDonald County     (The home county of Jane)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jane, with the one closest to Jane listed first.
    • Pineville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wylie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Powell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Lanagan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ginger Blue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Anderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Noel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Erie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Goodman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South West City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Comfort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • May
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiff City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
  • Barry County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jane, with the one closest to Jane listed first.
    • Stella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Boulder City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Boulder City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
    • Neosho
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stark City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Granby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Seneca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Granby City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Granby City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
    • Racine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Racine is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Ritchey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ritchey is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Diamond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Park is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Benton County (AR)
  • Carroll County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jane, with the one closest to Jane listed first.
    • Mundell ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mundell is located in Carroll County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
    • Beaver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Beaver is located in Carroll County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
  • Washington County (AR)
  • Delaware County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jane, with the one closest to Jane listed first.
    • Dodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Cayuga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brush Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Colcord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Copeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Copeland is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • West Siloam Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Zena is located in Delaware County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
  • Ottawa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jane, with the one closest to Jane listed first.
    • Kellyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyandotte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jane, see our County-by-County Page for Jane.

Cemeteries Near Jane ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jane.

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 Jane - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jane, with the one closest to Jane listed first.

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 in 1895, Jane had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Jane had a population of 311 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jane, with the one closest to Jane listed first.

  • Caverna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Caverna is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caverna
  • Pineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cyclone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cyclone is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
  • Powell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Sulphur Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Top ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Bethpage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bethpage is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
  • Anderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Noel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Noel is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
  • Crump ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Nebo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nebo is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Erie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pond ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pond is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
    • Seba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Seba is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seba
    • Pea Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jane.

Newspapers Published in Jane ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jane.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jane, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jane.

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 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 Jane:

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 Jane, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.