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 Pleasant Gap (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 Pleasant Gap. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Gap:
- Bates County (The home county of Pleasant Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Nyhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- New Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Mayesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Hume
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Creighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Archie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Main City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Virgil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Due
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Urich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Blairstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Johnson County
- Quick City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Appleton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Lowry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Schell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Horton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Walker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Nevada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stotesbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Richards
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Bourbon County (KS)
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Pleasanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Boicourt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Pleasant Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Gap.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Gap.
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 Pleasant Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Appleton City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fennewald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Snodgrass Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Pleasant Gap had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Prairie City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Appleton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cornland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
- Athol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Rich Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Schell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Ballard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Gap.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Gap ...
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 Pleasant Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Gap, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Gap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pleasant Gap:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Johnson 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> | 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 Pleasant Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |