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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Temple. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Temple to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Temple, please Contact Us.
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 Temple (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 Temple. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Temple is historic, it would have been located within present day Vernon 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 Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Temple. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Temple:
- Vernon County (The home county of Temple)
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Stotesbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Moundville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bronaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Harwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Sheldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bellamy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Liberal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Irwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Burgess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Lamar Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mindenmines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakton is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Rich Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- New Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Foster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Prairie City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Nyhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Worland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Amoret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Passaic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Virgil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- El Dorado Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Lebeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Jerico Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Saint Clair County
- Appleton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <2>
- Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Godfrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Devon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Marmaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Ronald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Hollister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Pawnee Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Crawford County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Dry Wood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Cato
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cato is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Coalvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Englevale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Arma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <2>
- Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Curranville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curranville is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
- Fox Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Farlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Pleasanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Critzer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Critzer is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Temple, see our County-by-County Page for Temple.
Cemeteries Near Temple ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Temple.
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 Temple - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Temple covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Callaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jewel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Temple itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Temple, with the one closest to Temple listed first.
- Rinehart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ellis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Eve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eve is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
- Moundville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ketterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ketterman is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Carbon Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Temple. See our List of 1890's Communities around Temple.
Newspapers Published in Temple ...
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 205 newspapers that have been published in the area around Temple.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Temple, 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 Temple.
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 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 Temple:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Vernon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Cedar County
- Saint Clair County
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Linn County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Temple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Temple) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |