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 Katy (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 Katy. 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.
Katy is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Katy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Katy:
- Vernon County (The home county of Katy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Moundville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Stotesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Bronaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Metz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Milo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Walker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Burgess
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Liberal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Irwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Mindenmines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lamar Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Oakton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Hume
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rich Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Foster
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Worland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Nyhart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Prairie City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Amoret
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Virgil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- El Dorado Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Edward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Godfrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Marmaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Ronald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Devon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Dry Wood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Coalvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Englevale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <1>
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Farlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curranville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Fox Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Critzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Blue Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Katy, see our County-by-County Page for Katy.
Cemeteries Near Katy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Katy.
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 Katy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Katy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lath Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Welborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ft. Scott National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Katy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Katy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Katy, with the one closest to Katy listed first.
- Eve
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eve is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Ellis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Moundville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Scott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Godfrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Temple ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Rinehart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bronaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Ronald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Katy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Katy.
Newspapers Published in Katy ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Katy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Katy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Katy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Katy:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Linn 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> | 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 Katy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Katy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |