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 Passaic (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 Passaic. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Passaic 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 Passaic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Passaic:
- Bates County (The home county of Passaic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nyhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Burdett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Amoret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- New Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Mayesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Rich Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Worland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Archie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Main City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Creighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Lynne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Annette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- West Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Gunn City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Urich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- La Due
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- La Due is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
- Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
- Blairstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Maurine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Norris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Quick City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- La Tour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Appleton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Horton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Schell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stotesbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Harwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Richards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Boicourt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Linn Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- Pleasanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Cygne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Jingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Block
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Louisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Fontana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Passaic, see our County-by-County Page for Passaic.
Cemeteries Near Passaic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Passaic.
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 Passaic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Passaic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- France Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloud Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Passaic had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Passaic had a population of 32 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Passaic, with the one closest to Passaic listed first.
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Virginia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Altona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altona is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Nyhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Cornland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cornland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
- Athol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Burdett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Archie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ballard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ballard is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Spruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Amoret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Passaic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Passaic.
Newspapers Published in Passaic ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Passaic.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Passaic, 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 Passaic.
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 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 Passaic:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Bourbon County
- Linn County
- Miami 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> | 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 Passaic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Passaic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |