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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 Savannah (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 Savannah. 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 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.

Savannah is located in Andrew County and is the County Seat.

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 Andrew County: Doniphan (KS), Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt & Nodaway.

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

  • Andrew County     (The home county of Savannah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
    • Amazonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rosendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Country Club
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Nodaway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Fillmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cosby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Bolckow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan County
  • Clinton County
  • DeKalb County
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
    • King City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Island City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Ford City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ford City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Stanberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Darlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Darlington is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Gentryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alanthus Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
    • Forbes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • New Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Forest City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Maitland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Mound City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bigelow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Fortescue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Big Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Nodaway County
  • Platte County
    • Dearborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Atchison County (KS)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
    • Elwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wathena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Palermo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Troy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fanning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Sparks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Brenner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
    • Iowa Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bendena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Savannah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Savannah.

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

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

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

  • Savannah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Earls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kellogg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennett Lane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gillispie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hackberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vanschoiack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • McGlothlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Clizer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Savannah had a population of 1,288 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Savannah had a population of 5,168 people.

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

  • Amazonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Dean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dean is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Avenue City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
  • Rosendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nodaway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rochester ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cosby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cosby is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Fillmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Flag Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
  • Whitesville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitesville is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Savannah ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Savannah.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Savannah. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Savannah and those printed in the larger area surrounding Savannah.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Savannah.

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 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 Savannah:

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>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- Savannah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Savannah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.