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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 W B Junction (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 W B Junction. 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 W B Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for W B Junction: W. B. Jct. (or less commonly used: W. B. Jctn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
W B Junction is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near W B Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to W B Junction:
- Carroll County (The home county of W B Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Wakenda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bogard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Miles Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Mandeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Bosworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Stet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Tina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- De Witt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Braymer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Proctorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Gould Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Snyder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Brunswick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Missouri Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Johnson County
- Dunksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Hodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Corder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Page City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Higginsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Concordia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linn County
- Fountain Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Avalon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Dawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ludlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rockingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Georgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Rayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fleming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Little Osage Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Grand Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Malta Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miami
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blackburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Mount Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Fairville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Salt Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Cretcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to W B Junction, see our County-by-County Page for W B Junction.
Cemeteries Near W B Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of W B Junction.
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 W B Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for W B Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trotter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cloudis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Adkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wakenda Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find W B Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of W B Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from W B Junction, with the one closest to W B Junction listed first.
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Sugartree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartree is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Standish is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Norborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Wakenda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bogard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Grand Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Miles Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mandeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Malta Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around W B Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around W B Junction.
Newspapers Published in W B Junction ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around W B Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of W B Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for W B Junction.
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 helpful 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 W B Junction:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Chariton County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Ray County
- Saline 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> | 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 W B Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- W B Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |