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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 Saxton (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 Saxton. 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 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.

Saxton is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Atchison (KS), Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb & Platte.

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

  • Buchanan County     (The home county of Saxton)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxton, with the one closest to Saxton listed first.
    • Country Club
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Cosby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Amazonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Helena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Savannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nodaway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rosendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxton, with the one closest to Saxton listed first.
    • Smithville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Holt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Clinton County
  • Daviess County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxton, with the one closest to Saxton listed first.
    • Clarksdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Stewartsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Union Star
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Osborn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Maysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Winslow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Weatherby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxton, with the one closest to Saxton listed first.
    • King City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Island City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxton, with the one closest to Saxton listed first.
    • Forbes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nodaway County
  • Platte County
  • Atchison County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxton, with the one closest to Saxton listed first.
    • Atchison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Williams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
    • Potter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxton, with the one closest to Saxton listed first.
    • Elwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wathena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Palermo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Blair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Doniphan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brenner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bendena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fanning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
    • Moray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
    • Sparks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Leavenworth County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Saxton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saxton.

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

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

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

  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Karns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Feuquay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Blakely Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Minor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New King Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • Old Sparta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moxley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saxton had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Matney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrettsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
  • Clair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clair is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair
  • Saint Joseph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Agency
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stockbridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockbridge is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • San Antonio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • Willow Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Easton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Faucett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Frazier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Frazier is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bayfield ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayfield is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Kenmoor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor

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

Newspapers Published in Saxton ...

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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saxton, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saxton.

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 Saxton:

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>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 Saxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.