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 Lamar Heights (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 Lamar Heights. 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 Lamar Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lamar Heights: Lamar Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lamar Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lamar Heights.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Lamar Heights is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Crawford (KS), Cedar, Dade, Jasper & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Lamar Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lamar Heights:
- Barton County (The home county of Lamar Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Lamar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kenoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Bushnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Layneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Liberal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Golden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Mindenmines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Jerico Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Virgil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Umber View Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Willowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- El Dorado Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Lockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- South Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Pilgrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Maple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Medoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Neck City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Purcell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Opolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Avilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Asbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Red Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Round Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Sheldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellamy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bronaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Milo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Montevallo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Moundville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Edward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Godfrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Pawnee Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Cherokee County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Lawton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Coal Valley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Badger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Badger is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Weir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Cornell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Curranville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Fox Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Opolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Gross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Coalvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Frontenac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamar Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Lamar Heights.
Cemeteries Near Lamar Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamar Heights.
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 Lamar Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamar Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Killey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fair View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iantha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Lamar Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lamar Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamar Heights, with the one closest to Lamar Heights listed first.
- Lamar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Iantha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iantha is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iantha
- Esrom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Esrom is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esrom
- Kenoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Bushnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Malty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malty is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malty
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sheldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Verdella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verdella is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdella
- Liberal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Golden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lamar Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamar Heights.
Newspapers Published in Lamar Heights ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamar Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamar Heights, 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 Lamar Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lamar Heights:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Barton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Dade County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Vernon County
- Bourbon County
- Cherokee County
- Crawford 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamar Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lamar Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |