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 Marvin (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 Marvin. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Marvin is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Benton, Camden, Cooper, Miller, Moniteau & Pettis.
Below are the counties that are near Marvin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marvin:
- Morgan County (The home county of Marvin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Versailles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravois Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glensted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laurie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Zora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Cole Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edmonson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Mora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Edwards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ionia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lincoln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Four Seasons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Lake Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Osage Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Damsel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Barnumton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Linn Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Climax Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camdenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eugene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Lohman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Henley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Saint Martins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Scruggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Teal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Saint Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Otterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bunceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Lone Elm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Clifton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Bellair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Prairie Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Harriston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Aurora Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Eldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pleasant Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Lakeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Etterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Bagnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tuscumbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kaiser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marys Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Fortuna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tipton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- California
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McGirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Smithton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Spring Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marvin, see our County-by-County Page for Marvin.
Cemeteries Near Marvin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marvin.
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 Marvin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marvin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Big Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelsay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ivy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hume Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper - Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sidebottom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Glensted Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rastorfer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Marvin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marvin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marvin, with the one closest to Marvin listed first.
- Versailles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravois Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Glensted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Fortuna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Aurora Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Eldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Todd ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Todd is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pleasant Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Olean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marvin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marvin.
Newspapers Published in Marvin ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marvin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marvin, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marvin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Marvin:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Camden County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Pettis 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 Marvin, 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 from Point A (ie- Marvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |