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 Oswald (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 Oswald. 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 hospitals 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.
Oswald is located in Atchison 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 Atchison County: Fremont (IA), Page (IA), Holt, Nodaway, Nemaha (NE), Otoe (NE) & Richardson (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Oswald. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oswald:
- Atchison County (The home county of Oswald)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tarkio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Port
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Phelps City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Farmers City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Bolckow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Rosendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Rea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Craig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Bigelow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Big Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Fortescue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- New Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oregon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forbes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Skidmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Burlington Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Clearmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arkoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Barnard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pickering
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Conception Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Fremont County (IA)
- High Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Blanchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Northboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Braddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Coin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Shambaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Taylor County (IA)
- Siam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Brown County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Reserve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Padonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Padonia is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- White Cloud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Iowa Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sparks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Fanning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Nemaha County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Brownville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nemaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
- Peru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Richardson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Arago ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Rulo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Barada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Falls City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Straussville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Straussville is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straussville
- Shubert
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oswald, see our County-by-County Page for Oswald.
Cemeteries Near Oswald ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oswald.
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 Oswald - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oswald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Walkup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Craig.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #898836 <3>
- Tharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Mound City.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center District Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27995 <3>
- Guilliams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Oswald in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oswald.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oswald, with the one closest to Oswald listed first.
- Dotham ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dotham is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
- Craig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skidmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- York ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- York is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Bigelow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- London ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- London is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Tarkio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oswald. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oswald.
Newspapers Published in Oswald ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oswald.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oswald, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oswald.
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 Oswald:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Fremont County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Nemaha County
- Richardson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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- Oswald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Oswald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |