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 Lacyville (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 Lacyville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lacyville is located in Bates 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 Bates County: Linn (KS), Miami (KS), Cass, Henry, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Lacyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lacyville:
- Bates County (The home county of Lacyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Burdett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Merwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Passaic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Drexel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Worland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Foster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Archie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Annette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- West Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Harrisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Peculiar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Creighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Lynne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Urich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Blairstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- La Tour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Quick City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Saint Clair County
- Appleton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Metz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Horton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Stotesbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Stilwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Linn Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Boicourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- La Cygne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Parker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Goodrich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Critzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Jingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Block
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Louisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Fontana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chiles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Paola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Bucyrus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Osawatomie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lacyville, see our County-by-County Page for Lacyville.
Cemeteries Near Lacyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lacyville.
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 Lacyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lacyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Burdett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forbes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Merwin.
- The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amsterdam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32222 <3>
- Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Virginia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moudy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Ninety Six Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Lacyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lacyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lacyville, with the one closest to Lacyville listed first.
- Burdett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Merwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Passaic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Virginia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Virginia is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Archie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisle is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lacyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lacyville.
Newspapers Published in Lacyville ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lacyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lacyville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lacyville.
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 Lacyville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Bourbon County
- Johnson County
- Linn County
- Miami 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 '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- Lacyville) 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 Lacyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |