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 South Drexel (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 South Drexel. 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.
Name Variations for South Drexel ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Drexel: S. Drexel
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
South Drexel 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 South Drexel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Drexel:
- Bates County (The home county of South Drexel)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Drexel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Merwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Burdett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amoret
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Passaic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Worland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Hume
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- West Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Annette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Harrisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peculiar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Harrelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Belton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Belvidere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Martin City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- La Tour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Anderson County (KS)
- Greeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Rantoul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Imes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Imes is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Stilwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Clare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Gardner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olathe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <1>
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Linn Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- La Cygne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Cadmus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Pleasanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Goodrich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Critzer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Jingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- New Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Louisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Block
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fontana is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Paola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Chiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Bucyrus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Osawatomie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Drexel, see our County-by-County Page for South Drexel.
Cemeteries Near South Drexel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Drexel.
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 South Drexel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Drexel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Rockville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Settle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jingo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Merwin.
- The West Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amsterdam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32222 <2>
- Miami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burdett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Herman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson - Raymer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Cashman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ninety Six Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forbes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find South Drexel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Drexel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Drexel, with the one closest to South Drexel listed first.
- Drexel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Merwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Lisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lisle is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
- Jingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- New Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Burdett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Louisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Everett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- West Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Block
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Cygne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Drexel. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Drexel.
Newspapers Published in South Drexel ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Drexel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Drexel, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Drexel.
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 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 South Drexel:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Anderson County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Linn County
- Miami 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> | 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- South Drexel) 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 South Drexel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |