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 Papinville (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 Papinville. 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 and 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.
Papinville is located in Bates 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 Bates County: Linn (KS), Miami (KS), Cass, Henry, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Papinville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Papinville:
- Bates County (The home county of Papinville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Prairie City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Rich Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- New Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Foster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Passaic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Hume
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Worland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Adrian
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amoret
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Mayesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Archie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Creighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Virgil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Caplinger Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Due
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Deepwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Urich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Appleton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Roscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lowry City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cobb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Schell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stotesbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Richards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Milo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Montevallo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Moundville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <1>
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Prescott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boicourt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Papinville, see our County-by-County Page for Papinville.
Cemeteries Near Papinville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Papinville.
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 Papinville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Papinville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison & Westfall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <2>
- Green Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Papinville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Papinville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Papinville, with the one closest to Papinville listed first.
- Prairie City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Carbon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Fair Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Schell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Pleasant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Rich Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Ketterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Athol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Cornland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Papinville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Papinville.
Newspapers Published in Papinville ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Papinville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Papinville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Papinville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Papinville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Bourbon County
- Linn 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Papinville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Papinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |