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 Main City (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 Main City. 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.
Main City is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.
Below are the counties that are near Main City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Main City:
- Cass County (The home county of Main City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Archie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lake Annette
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Harrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Peculiar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- East Lynne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Burdett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Drexel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Adrian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Amoret
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Worland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Mayesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Urich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blairstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Hartwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Belvidere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Martin City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Cockrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- La Tour
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Quick City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Kingsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Stilwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Clare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Linn Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- La Cygne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Cadmus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Pleasanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Goodrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Jingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Louisburg
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- New Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Block
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Wea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Chiles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- 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
- Bucyrus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Paola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Osawatomie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Main City, see our County-by-County Page for Main City.
Cemeteries Near Main City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Main City.
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 Main City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Main City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burdett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moudy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Walley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forbes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Settle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vansandt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Main City had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Main City, with the one closest to Main City listed first.
- Burdett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Lisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisle is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
- Drexel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Merwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Archie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Passaic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Daugherty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daugherty is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Main City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Main City.
Newspapers Published in Main City ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Main City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Main City, 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 Main City.
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 Main City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Johnson 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 '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- Main City) 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 Main City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |