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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 Nevada (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 Nevada. 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.

Name Variations for Nevada ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

In past government published Postal Guides, Nevada was referred to as Nevada Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Nevada. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nevada.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 doctors 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.

Nevada is located in Vernon County and is the County Seat.

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

  • Vernon County     (The home county of Nevada)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Milo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Moundville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Deerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Horton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Metz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Bronaugh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Bellamy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Irwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Lamar Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Lamar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Burgess
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Burgess is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Layneville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mindenmines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Rich Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Prairie City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • New Home
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hume
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hume is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Foster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nyhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Worland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Virgil City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • El Dorado Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Willowville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lebeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jerico Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Caplinger Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Appleton City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnson City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Bourbon County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)
  • Linn County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Prescott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Nevada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nevada.

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

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

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

  • Deepwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Click Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Callaway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Camp Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Emery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Temple Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milo 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nevada had a population of 7,262 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nevada had a population of 8,196 people.

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

  • Ellis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ellis is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Milo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Moundville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Deerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Horton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Ketterman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketterman is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Sandstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
  • Greene Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
  • Bronaugh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Metz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Rinehart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rinehart is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
    • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nevada ...

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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nevada.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Nevada:

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 Nevada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nevada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.