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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.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

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

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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Milo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Deerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Horton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
    • Metz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Stotesbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Bellamy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellamy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
      • Bellamy is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellamy
      • From Nevada to Bellamy
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irwin
      • From Nevada to Irwin
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milford
      • From Nevada to Milford
    • Liberal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Lamar Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Barton County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
      • Layneville is located in Barton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Layneville
      • From Nevada to Layneville
    • Kenoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mindenmines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
      • Mindenmines is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
    • New Home
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Bates County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Home
      • From Nevada to New Home
    • Hume
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Foster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nyhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nyhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
      • Nyhart is located in Bates County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nyhart
      • From Nevada to Nyhart
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
    • El Dorado Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
      • El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerico Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton City
      • Appleton City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton City <2>
    • Johnson City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Bourbon County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
      • Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edward
      • From Nevada to Edward
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bell Town
      • From Nevada to Bell Town
    • Fort Scott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Godfrey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Godfrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Godfrey
      • From Nevada to Godfrey
    • Hammond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Barnesville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnesville
      • From Nevada to Barnesville
    • Fulton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Ronald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ronald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ronald
      • From Nevada to Ronald
    • Devon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Marmaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marmaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
      • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marmaton
      • From Nevada to Marmaton
    • Pawnee Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hollister
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollister. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
      • Hollister is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollister
      • From Nevada to Hollister
  • Crawford County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nevada, with the one closest to Nevada listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gross
      • From Nevada to Gross
    • Cato
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Dry Wood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <2>
    • Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
      • Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breezy Hill
      • From Nevada to Breezy Hill
    • Curranville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Englevale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englevale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
      • Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Englevale
      • From Nevada to Englevale
    • Arma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Cornell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <2>

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deepwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deepwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Click Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Click Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Click Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Callaway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callaway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Antioch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Temple Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Milo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Vernon County
  • Milo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Temple is located in Vernon County
  • Moundville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Deerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Horton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
  • Ketterman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
    • Ketterman is located in Vernon County
  • Sandstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
  • Greene Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
    • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
  • Bronaugh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Metz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Rinehart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinehart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
      • Rinehart is located in Vernon County
    • Richards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • 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]<5> of Nevada.

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 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:

The official website for Nevada: www.nevadamo.org/

The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Nevada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nevada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nevada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8393, Longitude: -94.3579    









 

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