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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 Willowville (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 Willowville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Willowville is located in Cedar 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 Cedar County: Barton, Dade, Hickory, Polk, Saint Clair & Vernon.

Below are the counties that are near Willowville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willowville:

  • Cedar County     (The home county of Willowville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.
    • El Dorado Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebeck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Virgil City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Caplinger Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stockton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerico Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Umber View Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Barton County
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.
    • Rockville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Prairie City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Rich Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.
    • Arcola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Glen Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
    • Bona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Corry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dadeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Henry County
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.
    • Weaubleau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.
    • Humansville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dunnegan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Fair Play
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Rondo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Aldrich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.
    • Cobb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roscoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Monegaw Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Johnson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Osceola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gerster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Appleton City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lowry City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.
    • Montevallo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Bellamy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Walker is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Schell City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Sheldon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nevada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Horton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Moundville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Bronaugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Deerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willowville, see our County-by-County Page for Willowville.

Cemeteries Near Willowville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willowville.

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 Willowville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willowville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.

  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Reece Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • French Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clintonville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vandenburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Malcolm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tennessee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • Eslinger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • El Dorado Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Virgil City 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.<3>

While we didn't find Willowville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willowville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Willowville, with the one closest to Willowville listed first.

  • Filley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Filley is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
  • El Dorado Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Virgil City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
  • Ivy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Lebeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pashaw ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pashaw is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
  • Montevallo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Caplinger Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tiffin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Pape
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pape is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
  • Greene Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
  • Oyer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sandstone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Stockton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rookins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rookins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookins

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willowville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willowville.

Newspapers Published in Willowville ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willowville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willowville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willowville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Willowville:

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 Willowville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willowville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.