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 Sarcoxie (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 Sarcoxie. 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 and hospitals 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.
Sarcoxie is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Cherokee (KS), Crawford (KS), Barton, Dade, Lawrence & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Sarcoxie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sarcoxie:
- Jasper County (The home county of Sarcoxie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Motley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Reeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- La Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Parshley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Avilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Forest Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Fidelity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Duenweg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prosperity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Carytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Monett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Purdy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Butterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Ridgley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Star City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Exeter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Cassville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Golden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kenoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kenoma is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenoma
- Bushnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Layneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Oakton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Lamar Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Lockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- South Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Pilgrim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Stotts City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Pierce City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freistatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Hoberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Miller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Heatonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Marionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McDonald County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Rocky Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Erie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Talmage City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Wentworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Ritchey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
- Granby City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Granby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stark City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Neosho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
- Cherokee County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- East Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
- Badger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Badger is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Empire City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
- Lawton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sarcoxie, see our County-by-County Page for Sarcoxie.
Cemeteries Near Sarcoxie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sarcoxie.
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 Sarcoxie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sarcoxie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Motley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dry Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schooling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jasper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Union Cemetery
- The Van Buren Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Fox Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
- Gem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arthur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Boswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Langston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Sarcoxie had a population of 1,172 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sarcoxie had a population of 1,549 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sarcoxie, with the one closest to Sarcoxie listed first.
- Talmage City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Reeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Wentworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Bowers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Mill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Mill
- Parshley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Avilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Knights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Ritchey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berwick is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Pierce City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fidelity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
- Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sarcoxie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sarcoxie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sarcoxie ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarcoxie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sarcoxie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sarcoxie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sarcoxie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Sarcoxie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sarcoxie:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Barton County
- Dade County
- Lawrence County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Cherokee 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 Sarcoxie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sarcoxie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |