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 Jordan (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 Jordan. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Jordan is located in Hickory 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 Hickory County: Benton, Camden, Dallas, Polk & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Jordan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jordan:
- Hickory County (The home county of Jordan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Cross Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Galmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Weaubleau
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Tackner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Racket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cole Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palo Pinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Climax Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barnumton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Roach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Camdenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Sunrise Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Damsel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Decaturville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Four Seasons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Shawnee Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Urbana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tunas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Celt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Leadmine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Louisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Windyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Long Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Henry County
- Tightwad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Laclede County
- Eldridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Kaiser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Laurie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravois Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Sentinel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Goodson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Flemington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rondo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Humansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Gerster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Collins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Osceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jordan, see our County-by-County Page for Jordan.
Cemeteries Near Jordan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jordan.
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 Jordan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jordan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Niangua Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Timbers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Creach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mabary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Climax Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South New Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Dickirson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olive Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Jordan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jordan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jordan, with the one closest to Jordan listed first.
- Cross Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Almon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almon is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Climax Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Macks Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnumton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Hastain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hastain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastain
- Galmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Sagrada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sagrada is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagrada
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingalls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jordan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jordan.
Newspapers Published in Jordan ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jordan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jordan, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jordan.
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 Jordan:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Hickory County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Henry County
- Laclede County
- Miller County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair 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 Jordan, 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- Jordan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |