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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about McFarland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McFarland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McFarland, please Contact Us.
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 McFarland (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 McFarland. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of McFarland is historic, it would have been located within present day Taney 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 Taney County: Boone (AR), Carroll (AR), Marion (AR), Christian, Douglas, Ozark & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near McFarland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McFarland:
- Taney County (The home county of McFarland)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Kissee Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Powersite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Merriam Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Kirbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Hollister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Bradleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Cedarcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Branson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barry County
- Shell Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Saddlebrooke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Chestnutridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Green Mound Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Spokane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Highlandville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bruner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Elkhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Ozark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Smallett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Squires
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Ava
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Longrun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Ocie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Thornfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Foil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Theodosia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Summit City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Sundown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Noble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Wasola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Pontiac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Indian Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Dollar City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Branson West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Reeds Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ponce de Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Coney Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Kimberling City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Blue Eye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lampe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Galena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Olga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Rogersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sarvis Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Lowry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Diamond City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lead Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Myrtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- South Lead Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elixir is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shaver is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Bergman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Keener ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Blue Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Marion County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Monarch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price Place is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McFarland, see our County-by-County Page for McFarland.
Cemeteries Near McFarland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McFarland.
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 McFarland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McFarland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forsyth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kissee Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Renshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Helphrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Brittain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find McFarland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McFarland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McFarland, with the one closest to McFarland listed first.
- Forsyth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kissee Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Kirbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Mincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mincy is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincy
- Cedarcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Bradleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Branson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hercules
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hercules is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
- Eaudevie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaudevie is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaudevie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Day
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Brownbranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownbranch is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownbranch
- Chadwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McFarland. See our List of 1890's Communities around McFarland.
Newspapers Published in McFarland ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around McFarland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McFarland, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McFarland.
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 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 McFarland:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Taney County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Ozark County
- Stone County
- Webster County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McFarland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- McFarland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |