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 Mayview (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 Mayview. 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 doctors 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.
Mayview is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Carroll, Jackson, Johnson, Pettis, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Mayview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayview:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Mayview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Higginsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Page City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Odessa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Bates City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Concordia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Miles Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Stet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Strasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee's Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Excelsior Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Missouri City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prathersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mosby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Levasy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Hicks City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Buckner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grain Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Jack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Blue Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Lotawana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cockrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Valley City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Warrensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dunksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Centerview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knob Noster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Houstonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- La Monte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Rayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Blackburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Little Osage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Sweet Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grand Pass
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mount Leonard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Malta Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salt Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Cretcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayview, see our County-by-County Page for Mayview.
Cemeteries Near Mayview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayview.
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 Mayview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Mayview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Odessa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Page Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Republican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Higginsville.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28629 <3>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slusher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Mayview had a population of 420 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mayview had a population of 211 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayview, with the one closest to Mayview listed first.
- Higginsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Odessa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Page City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Greenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenton
- Aullville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myrick is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
- Corder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bates City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Concordia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayview.
Newspapers Published in Mayview ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayview, 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 Mayview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mayview:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayview) 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 Mayview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |