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 Vance (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 Vance. 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.
Vance is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Vance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vance:
- Webster County (The home county of Vance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Rader
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Crown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Northview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Diggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Seymour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fordland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sarvis Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Olga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Rogersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camden County
- Stoutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christian County
- Elkhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Long Lane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Charity ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Windyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leadmine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Louisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Celt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Fair Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Strafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pease
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Twin Bridges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Competition
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Abo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Falcon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Eldridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Tin Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Texas County
- Plato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Grovespring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Graff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Macomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vance, see our County-by-County Page for Vance.
Cemeteries Near Vance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vance.
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 Vance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Good Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Letterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Builderback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tindle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- McElwain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson - Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Vance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vance, with the one closest to Vance listed first.
- Rader
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bracken is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forkners Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forkners Hill is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkners Hill
- Pease
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grovespring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Orla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orla is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
- Brush Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thorpe is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Conklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Long Lane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Charity ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vance.
Newspapers Published in Vance ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vance, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vance.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vance:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Polk County
- Texas County
- Wright 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> | 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 Vance, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |