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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 Nodaway (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 Nodaway. 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 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.

Nodaway is located in Andrew 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 Andrew County: Doniphan (KS), Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt & Nodaway.

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

  • Andrew County     (The home county of Nodaway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Amazonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Savannah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fillmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Country Club
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Rosendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cosby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Bolckow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buchanan County
  • Clinton County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Union Star
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clarksdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Stewartsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Winslow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Amity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • King City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Island City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Ford City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ford City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Forbes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oregon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fortescue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Maitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Bigelow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Mound City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Craig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nodaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Barnard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Graham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Guilford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arkoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Skidmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Conception
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conception Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Clyde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Maryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Sugar Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dearborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Iatan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Iatan is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Atchison County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Atchison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
    • Huron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Brown County (KS)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Blair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Wathena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Troy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fanning
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Palermo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Sparks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Brenner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
    • Iowa Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bendena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway listed first.
    • Rulo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
    • Preston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people

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

Cemeteries Near Nodaway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nodaway.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nodaway, with the one closest to Nodaway 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 Nodaway had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Amazonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Forbes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dean is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Savannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Fillmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wathena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Curzon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Curzon is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curzon
  • Fanning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
  • Elwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • New Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Nodaway ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nodaway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nodaway, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nodaway.

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 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 Nodaway:

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 Nodaway, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nodaway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.