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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 Montevallo (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 Montevallo. 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.

Montevallo is located in Vernon 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 Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Montevallo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montevallo:

  • Vernon County     (The home county of Montevallo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.
    • Bellamy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Sheldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Nevada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Moundville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bronaugh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Schell City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Horton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Deerfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Metz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barton County
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.
    • Rockville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Rich Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.
    • Virgil City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Willowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerico Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • El Dorado Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lebeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Caplinger Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Stockton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Umber View Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.
    • Arcola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Glen Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Lockwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Corry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Dadeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.
    • Dunnegan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Fair Play
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Humansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.
    • Cobb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roscoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Collins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Bourbon County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mulberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Gross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montevallo, see our County-by-County Page for Montevallo.

Cemeteries Near Montevallo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montevallo.

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 Montevallo - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montevallo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montevallo had a population of 380 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Montevallo, with the one closest to Montevallo listed first.

  • Virgil City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
  • Bellamy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Zodiac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Zodiac is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zodiac
  • Sandstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
  • Greene Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
  • Pashaw ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pashaw is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
  • Filley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Filley is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
  • Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Milo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Sheldon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montevallo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montevallo.

Newspapers Published in Montevallo ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montevallo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montevallo, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montevallo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Montevallo:

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 Montevallo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Montevallo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.