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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 Magnolia (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 Magnolia. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Magnolia 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 Magnolia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magnolia:

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Magnolia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Chilhowee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Holden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quick City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Centerview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornelia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • La Tour
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Latour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
    • Kingsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Warrensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greendoor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
    • Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Columbus is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Henrietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Adrian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County
    • Palo Pinto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Creighton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunn City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Gunn City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Strasburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • East Lynne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Austin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Harrisonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Archie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Winnebago
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
    • Coleman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Coleman is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Peculiar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Blairstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blairstown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Norris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Maurine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Urich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Bowen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Calhoun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • La Due
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Alberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Yolo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
    • Montrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Hicks City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hicks City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
    • Lone Jack
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sni Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
    • Cockrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cockrell is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Lotawana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grain Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Lake Lafayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Odessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <1>
    • Bates City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mayview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aullville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Concordia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Green Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • La Monte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Magnolia, see our County-by-County Page for Magnolia.

Cemeteries Near Magnolia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia.

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 Magnolia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Magnolia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.

  • New Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Outon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Farnsworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Priestly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blairstown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Medford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1911407 <2>
    • Sluder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Magnolia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Magnolia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.

  • Chilhowee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Blairstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blairstown is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Holden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quick City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Quick City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
  • Norris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Norris is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Centerview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Cornelia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Maurine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Maurine is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Post Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Latour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Latour is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
  • Shawnee Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kingsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntingdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
    • Leeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Magnolia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Magnolia.

Newspapers Published in Magnolia ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia.

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 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 Magnolia:

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>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 Magnolia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Magnolia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.