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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 Moundville (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 Moundville. 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 hospitals 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.

Moundville 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 Moundville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moundville:

  • Vernon County     (The home county of Moundville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moundville, with the one closest to Moundville listed first.
    • Deerfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Bronaugh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Nevada
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Richards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Sheldon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellamy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Horton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Walker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Stotesbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Metz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moundville, with the one closest to Moundville listed first.
    • Liberal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Irwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Burgess
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Burgess is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Lamar Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mindenmines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lamar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenoma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Layneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moundville, with the one closest to Moundville listed first.
    • Hume
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hume is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Rich Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • New Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Prairie City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Foster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Nyhart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Worland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moundville, with the one closest to Moundville listed first.
    • Virgil City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • El Dorado Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jerico Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Willowville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lebeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County
  • Bourbon County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)
  • Linn County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Moundville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moundville.

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

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

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

  • Beckman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Beckmon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Welborn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McMullin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Emery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Worsley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Bickett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deepwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Moundville had a population of 219 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moundville had a population of 117 people.

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

  • Ellis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellis is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Bronaugh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Milo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Nevada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eve
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eve is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Garland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hannon is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon
  • Verdella
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Verdella is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdella
  • Sheldon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richards
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richards is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rinehart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rinehart is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
    • Sandstone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Moundville ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moundville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Moundville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Moundville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Moundville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Moundville.

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 websites either 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 Moundville:

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 Moundville, 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- Moundville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.