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 Owsley (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 Owsley. 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.
Owsley is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Owsley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Owsley:
- Johnson County (The home county of Owsley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Knob Noster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Cornelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Warrensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Dunksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Chilhowee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Centerview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greendoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Holden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Quick City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Palo Pinto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Mora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Racket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Tackner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edmonson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Clifton City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Otterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Yolo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Alberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Norris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Tightwad
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maurine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Blairstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Hartwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Brownington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Urich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Emma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Concordia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aullville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Morgan County
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- La Monte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hughesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Houstonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Smithton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Tedieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Longwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Sweet Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Cretcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Blue Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Owsley, see our County-by-County Page for Owsley.
Cemeteries Near Owsley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owsley.
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 Owsley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Owsley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabourn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabourn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rabourn Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31031 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Botts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Craighead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chipman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Owsley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Owsley, with the one closest to Owsley listed first.
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knob Noster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Montserrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montserrat is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- La Monte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Cornelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Post Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Stokley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stokley is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Warrensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Owsley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owsley.
Newspapers Published in Owsley ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owsley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owsley, 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 Owsley.
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 Owsley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cooper County
- Henry County
- Lafayette County
- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- Saline 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 '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- Owsley) 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 Owsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |