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 Wataga (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 Wataga. 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 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.
Wataga is located in Mercer County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Decatur (IA), Wayne (IA), Grundy, Harrison, Putnam & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Wataga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wataga:
- Mercer County (The home county of Wataga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- South Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <2>
- Burrows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Ravanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Modena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Spickard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
- Spickard is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <2>
- Tindall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Brimson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cainsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Blythedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blythedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Mount Moriah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Eagleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <2>
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <2>
- Gardner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Hatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Bethany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Powersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lucerne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Saint John
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Newtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <2>
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <2>
- Osgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarke County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Weldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Weldon is located in Clarke County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County (IA)
- Lacelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pleasanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Davis City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
- Decatur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
- Decatur City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Lamoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
- Lamoni is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <2>
- Garden Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Le Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Van Wert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Grand River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lucas County (IA)
- Ringgold County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Kellerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
- Kellerton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <2>
- Beaconsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Wayne County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Lineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Allerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
- Allerton is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <2>
- Humeston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
- Humeston is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <2>
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <2>
- Millerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
- Promise City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wataga, see our County-by-County Page for Wataga.
Cemeteries Near Wataga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wataga.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wataga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Hollers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Yingling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yingling Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yingling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Middle Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32262 <4>
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94670 <4>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gatliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatliff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gammill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gammill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gammill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowles Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Girdner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girdner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girdner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wataga had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wataga, with the one closest to Wataga listed first.
- Adel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Saline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pleasanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <2>
- Lineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Burrows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Alvord ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ilia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Blockly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Davis City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Clio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wataga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wataga.
Newspapers Published in Wataga ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wataga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wataga, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wataga.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wataga:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grundy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harrison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Decatur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lucas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ringgold County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grundy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Mercer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wataga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wataga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wataga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wataga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5606, Longitude: -93.6333 In this case, the coordinates for Wataga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |