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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 Revere (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 Revere. 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.

Revere is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Lee (IA), Van Buren (IA), Hancock (IL), Knox, Lewis & Scotland.

Below are the counties that are near Revere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Revere:

  • Clark County     (The home county of Revere)
  • Knox County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Williamstown is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Canton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Monticello is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • New Court Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • New Court Village is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
    • La Belle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewistown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sellers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Scotland County
  • Henry County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hillsboro is located in Henry County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Henry County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Lowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee County (IA)
  • Van Buren County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bonaparte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Sterling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cantril
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cantril is located in Van Buren County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <1>
    • Keosauqua
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Stockport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kilbourn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Winchester is located in Van Buren County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Milton is located in Van Buren County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
    • Birmingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Adams County (IL)
  • Hancock County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.
    • Nauvoo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <1>
    • Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>
    • Powellton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Niota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elvaston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Adrian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ferris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ferris is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <1>
    • Pontoosuc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Colusa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Basco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Basco is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basco <1>
    • Carthage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Revere, see our County-by-County Page for Revere.

Cemeteries Near Revere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Revere.

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 Revere - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Revere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.

  • Northrup Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Revere Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peaksville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shaffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (399 more) ...
    • Medill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 in 1895, Revere had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Revere had a population of 75 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Revere, with the one closest to Revere listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Revere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Revere.

Newspapers Published in Revere ...

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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Revere.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Revere, 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 Revere.

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 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 Revere:

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 Revere, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Revere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.