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 Page City (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 Page City. 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 and doctors 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.
Page City is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Carroll, Jackson, Johnson, Pettis, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Page City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Page City:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Page City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Higginsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mayview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aullville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aullville is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alma is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odessa is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <1>
- Emma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <1>
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Miles Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Palemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Stet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bogard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Clay County
- Excelsior Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Levasy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Buckner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hicks City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Grain Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lone Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lotawana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Valley City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Dunksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Warrensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knob Noster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Houstonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Tedieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- La Monte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fleming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ovid was located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Osage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Grand Pass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mount Leonard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Malta Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salt Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Sweet Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cretcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blosser was located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Fairville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Page City, see our County-by-County Page for Page City.
Cemeteries Near Page City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Page City.
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 Page City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Page City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Page Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peacock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Higginsville.
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28629 <3>
- Prairie Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slusher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Republican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dover.
- The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183233 <3>
- Mayview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Page City had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Page City, with the one closest to Page City listed first.
- Higginsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mayview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Aullville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aullville is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Myrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Myrick is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alma is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sugartree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugartree is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
- Norborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Greenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenton is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Page City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Page City.
Newspapers Published in Page City ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Page City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Page City, 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 Page City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Page City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Pettis County
- Ray 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Page City) 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 Page City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |