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 Prairie 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 Prairie 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Prairie City 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 Prairie City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie City:
- Bates County (The home county of Prairie City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- New Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Passaic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Foster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Mayesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- 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
- Adrian
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Worland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Amoret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Archie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Creighton
(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
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- El Dorado Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(20 miles [32.2 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 south)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Caplinger Mills
(28 miles [45.1 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 Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Due
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hartwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Urich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Appleton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Monegaw Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Roscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lowry City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cobb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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 Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Schell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Nevada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Temple ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Stotesbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Milo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Richards
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Montevallo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Moundville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- 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
- Pleasanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie City, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie City.
Cemeteries Near Prairie City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie 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 Prairie City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Garrison & Westfall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Berea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prairie City had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie City, with the one closest to Prairie City listed first.
- Schell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Carbon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Ketterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Taberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taberville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville
- Appleton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Athol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie City.
Newspapers Published in Prairie 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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie City, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie City.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Prairie City:
- 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 Prairie City, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |