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 Westboro (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 Westboro. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Westboro is located in Atchison 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 Atchison County: Fremont (IA), Page (IA), Holt, Nodaway, Nemaha (NE), Otoe (NE) & Richardson (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Westboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westboro:
- Atchison County (The home county of Westboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Farmers City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Tarkio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Phelps City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Corning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Craig
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maitland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bigelow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Burlington Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clearmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Quitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Skidmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hopkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Fremont County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- High Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Farragut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Imogene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Payne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Percival
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Mills County (IA)
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Mills County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Montgomery County (IA)
- Coburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Northboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Blanchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Coin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- College Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Braddyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Shambaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Essex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarinda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nyman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nyman is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Hawleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyville is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Siam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Nemaha County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Brownville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nemaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nemaha is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Nemaha has also been known as:
- Nemaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <1>
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
- Julian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Howe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Otoe County (NE)
- Nebraska City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richardson County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Barada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barada is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Arago ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arago is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Shubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westboro, see our County-by-County Page for Westboro.
Cemeteries Near Westboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westboro.
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 Westboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Walden Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- London Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Tarkio.
- The St. John's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824939 <3>
- Tarkio Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio Home Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tarkio Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Tarkio.
- The Tarkio Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Home Cemetery
- Tarkio Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29370 <3>
- High Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Westboro had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Westboro had a population of 126 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westboro, with the one closest to Westboro listed first.
- Northboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Blanchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Tarkio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- London ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- High Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- York ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- York is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Coin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- College Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Rock Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dotham ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dotham is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotham
- Burlington Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norwich is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westboro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Westboro ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westboro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Westboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Westboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Westboro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Westboro.
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 Westboro:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Atchison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Fremont County
- Mills County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Nemaha County
- Otoe County
- Richardson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Westboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Westboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |