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 McKinley (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 McKinley. 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 and hospitals 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.
McKinley is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Barry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Newton & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near McKinley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKinley:
- Lawrence County (The home county of McKinley)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Marionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Hoberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Heatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Stinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freistatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stotts City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Round Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Scholten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Leann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Jenkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Monett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Purdy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Hill City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Pioneer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Billings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clever
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Republic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nixa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Cassidy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Highlandville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spokane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Mound Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Chestnutridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Everton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- South Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dadeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Corry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Brookline Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Battlefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Bois D'Arc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Langston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sequiota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- La Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Sarcoxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Motley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Reeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Talmage City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Wentworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Graydon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Bradfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Crane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- McCord Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Cape Fair
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reeds Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Branson West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Taney County
- Day
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKinley, see our County-by-County Page for McKinley.
Cemeteries Near McKinley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKinley.
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 McKinley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKinley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brashers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marionville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marionville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Marionville.
- The Marionville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marionville IOOF Cemetery
- Marionville IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196833 <2>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruckman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buck Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find McKinley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKinley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Billings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesapeake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Bradfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfield is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfield
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Republic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paris Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paris Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Springs
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- School
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Yeakley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yeakley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley
- Lawrenceburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKinley. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKinley.
Newspapers Published in McKinley ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKinley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKinley, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKinley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McKinley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Polk County
- Stone County
- Taney 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKinley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 McKinley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |