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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 Skidmore (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 Skidmore. 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 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 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.

Skidmore is located in Nodaway 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 Nodaway County: Page (IA), Taylor (IA), Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt & Worth.

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

  • Nodaway County     (The home county of Skidmore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skidmore, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
    • Quitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
    • Graham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Burlington Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Maryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arkoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clearmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elmo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Barnard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickering
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Guilford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Conception Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Conception
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skidmore, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
    • Bolckow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fillmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rosendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Nodaway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Savannah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amazonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skidmore, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tarkio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Westboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westboro is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Rock Port
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Farmers City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Farmers City is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Phelps City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Phelps City is located in Atchison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
  • Gentry County
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skidmore, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
    • Maitland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bigelow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Craig
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Corning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Big Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortescue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Forest City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oregon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Forbes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Worth County
  • Fremont County (IA)
  • Page County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skidmore, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
    • Braddyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Blanchard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • College Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Northboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shambaugh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Coin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Taylor County (IA)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skidmore, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
    • White Cloud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sparks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Nemaha County (NE)
  • Richardson County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skidmore, with the one closest to Skidmore listed first.
    • Arago ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rulo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <1>
    • Barada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people

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

Cemeteries Near Skidmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skidmore.

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

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

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

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 Skidmore had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Skidmore had a population of 252 people.

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

  • Maitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Quitman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Quitman is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dotham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dotham is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
  • Wilcox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilcox is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • Roseberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roseberry is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
  • Burlington Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • York ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • York is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Mound City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arkoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • London ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • London is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Barnard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elmo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Elmo is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Skidmore ...

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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skidmore.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Skidmore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Skidmore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Skidmore.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Skidmore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Skidmore:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Skidmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Skidmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.