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 Knob Noster (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 Knob Noster. 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.
Name Variations for Knob Noster ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Knobnoster.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Knob Noster is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Knob Noster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knob Noster:
- Johnson County (The home county of Knob Noster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- Valley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Dunksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Cornelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Leeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Greendoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Centerview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Chilhowee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Holden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- Ionia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Palo Pinto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Cole Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- Clifton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Otterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- Bowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Yolo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Norris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Blairstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Maurine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Alberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Concordia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aullville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Alma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Higginsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Corder
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mayview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Page City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Odessa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- La Monte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Houstonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Sedalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tedieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Spring Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Longwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Smithton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- Sweet Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cretcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Blackburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marshall Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Blue Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Mount Leonard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Grand Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knob Noster, see our County-by-County Page for Knob Noster.
Cemeteries Near Knob Noster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knob Noster.
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 Knob Noster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knob Noster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wampler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hocker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Rabourn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabourn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rabourn Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31031 <3>
- LaMonte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rothwell 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Knob Noster had a population of 851 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Knob Noster had a population of 2,799 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knob Noster, with the one closest to Knob Noster listed first.
- Montserrat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montserrat is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Valley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- La Monte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stokley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokley is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokley
- Owsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Owsley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Dunksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Cornelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dresden is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Green Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Houstonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knob Noster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knob Noster.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Knob Noster ...
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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knob Noster.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Knob Noster. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Knob Noster and those printed in the larger area surrounding Knob Noster.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Knob Noster.
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 Knob Noster:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cooper County
- Henry County
- Lafayette County
- Pettis County
- Saline 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> | 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- Knob Noster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Knob Noster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |