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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 Rich Hill (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 Rich Hill. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Rich Hill 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 Rich Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Hill:

  • Bates County     (The home county of Rich Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
    • New Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nyhart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Foster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Butler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hume
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Passaic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Amoret
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Adrian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Amsterdam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burdett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
    • Archie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Austin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Main City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
    • El Dorado Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Virgil City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Lebeck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willowville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • La Due
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Saint Clair County
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
    • Horton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Metz
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stotesbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Schell City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Harwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Walker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Richards
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Nevada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Deerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • 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
    • Moundville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bronaugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Bourbon County (KS)
  • Linn County (KS)
  • Miami County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Rich Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich Hill.

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 Rich Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carbon Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Rider Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Balltown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pryor Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...

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 Rich Hill had a population of 4,008 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rich Hill had a population of 1,322 people.

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

  • Carbon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Athol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Athol is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Cornland ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cornland is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
  • Arthur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Arthur is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Sprague
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sprague is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • New Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Metz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Horton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Nyhart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ketterman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ketterman is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Prairie City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Prairie City is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rucker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rucker is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Wolfe ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolfe is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
    • Pleasant Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rich Hill ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Hill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rich Hill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rich Hill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rich Hill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Rich Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rich Hill:

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 Rich Hill, 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 from Point A (ie- Rich Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.