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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 Nettleton (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 Nettleton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Nettleton is located in Caldwell County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Livingston & Ray.

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

  • Caldwell County     (The home county of Nettleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Breckenridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gould Farm
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
      • Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gould Farm
      • From Nettleton to Gould Farm
    • Proctorville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Kidder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Braymer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowgill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowgill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
      • Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cowgill
      • From Nettleton to Cowgill
    • Polo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Mandeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Stet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
      • Stet is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stet
      • From Nettleton to Stet
    • Bogard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard
      • Bogard is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogard <1>
    • Tina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Cameron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
    • Turney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
      • Turney is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turney <1>
    • Converse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Converse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Converse
      • From Nettleton to Converse
    • Lathrop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
      • Lathrop is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <1>
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Lock Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
      • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Gallatin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Altamont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Winston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamesport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
      • Jamesport is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <1>
    • Mabel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jameson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jameson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
      • Jameson is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jameson <1>
    • Alta Vista ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alta Vista
      • From Nettleton to Alta Vista
    • Bancroft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Daviess County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bancroft
      • From Nettleton to Bancroft
    • Coffey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
      • Coffey is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Pattonsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Weatherby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
      • Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Santa Rosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santa Rosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Santa Rosa
      • From Nettleton to Santa Rosa
    • Osborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborn <1>
    • Maysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in DeKalb County
    • Amity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Gentry County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Hickory Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brimson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
      • Brimson is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Trenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
    • Laredo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laredo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
      • Laredo is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Harrison County
    • Gilman City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman City
      • Gilman City is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman City <1>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Mooresville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
      • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Ludlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Utica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Dawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chillicothe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Farmersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Avalon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
      • Chula is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <1>
    • Wheeling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
      • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Bedford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
    • Georgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ovid ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ovid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Ray County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ovid
      • From Nettleton to Ovid
    • Elmira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Knoxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Ray County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockingham
      • From Nettleton to Rockingham
    • Morton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Ray County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morton
      • From Nettleton to Morton
    • Rayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Ray County
    • Excelsior Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
      • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people

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

Cemeteries Near Nettleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nettleton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nettleton had a population of 160 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Breckenridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gould Farm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
    • Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gould Farm
    • From Nettleton to Gould Farm
  • Bonanza ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
  • Catawba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Catawba is located in Caldwell County
  • Proctorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mooresville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
    • Mooresville is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Lock Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
    • Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Carlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlow
    • Carlow is located in Daviess County
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Kidder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gallatin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wabash Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Crossing
      • Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
    • Braymer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Nettleton ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nettleton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nettleton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nettleton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Nettleton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nettleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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- Nettleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nettleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7592, Longitude: -93.9010    
<6>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 Nettleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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