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 Knox (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 Knox. 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 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.
Knox is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Knox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knox:
- Polk County (The home county of Knox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Eudora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Graydon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Aldrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wishart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fair Play
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnegan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Pleasant Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goodnight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Rondo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Layneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Golden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bushnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Umber View Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Stockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caplinger Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Jerico Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Republic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Billings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Dadeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Everton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Pilgrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Lockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Dallas County
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Ash Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bois D'Arc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Fair Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Langston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Weaubleau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Halltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Miller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Heatonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knox, see our County-by-County Page for Knox.
Cemeteries Near Knox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knox.
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 Knox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lemmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pemberton 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 Knox in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knox.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Dadeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
- Graydon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Aldrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Corry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Harold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harold is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Wishart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Cane Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Hill is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Hill
- Seybert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seybert is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybert
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Everton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knox.
Newspapers Published in Knox ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knox, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knox.
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 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 Knox:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Cedar County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hickory County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Knox, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |