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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 Worth (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 Worth. 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 and hospitals 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.

Worth is located in Worth 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 Worth County: Ringgold (IA), Taylor (IA), Gentry, Harrison & Nodaway.

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

  • Worth County     (The home county of Worth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Prohibition City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prohibition City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
      • Prohibition City is located in Worth County
    • Grant City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Irena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
      • Irena is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Allendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Bolckow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
      • Rea is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rea
      • From Worth to Rea
  • Daviess County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Fairport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in DeKalb County
    • Union Star
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Gentry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Alanthus Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lone Star
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Gentry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lone Star
      • From Worth to Lone Star
    • Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
      • Stanberry is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanberry <2>
    • Darlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Gentryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Island City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
    • Ford City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
      • Ford City is located in Gentry County
    • McFall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • King City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Martinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Harrison County
    • New Hampton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Harrison County
    • Bethany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Eagleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gardner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gardner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gardner
      • From Worth to Gardner
    • Ridgeway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Blythedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Nodaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Parnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <2>
    • Ravenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gaynor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gaynor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
      • Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gaynor
      • From Worth to Gaynor
    • Orrsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orrsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
      • Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orrsburg
      • From Worth to Orrsburg
    • Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Conception Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Conception
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopkins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Hopkins is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <2>
    • Pickering
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Arkoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Guilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <2>
    • Barnard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Barnard is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnard <2>
  • Decatur County (IA)
    • Lamoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Ringgold County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Redding
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
      • Redding is located in Ringgold County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Delphos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delphos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
      • Delphos is located in Ringgold County (IA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 24 people
    • Maloy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Benton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Ringgold County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Mount Ayr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Diagonal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Knowlton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Kellerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Taylor County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Athelstan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athelstan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
      • Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Blockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
      • Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Bedford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • Conway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Clearfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <2>
    • Siam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ladoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladoga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
      • Ladoga is located in Taylor County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ladoga
      • From Worth to Ladoga

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

Cemeteries Near Worth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worth.

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 Worth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

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

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

  • Grant City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Enyart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enyart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart
    • Enyart is located in Gentry County
  • Denver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ellenorah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
    • Ellenorah is located in Gentry County
  • Alanthus Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Voyage ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voyage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
    • Voyage is located in Gentry County
  • Isadora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isadora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadora
    • Isadora is located in Worth County
  • Allendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Irena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
    • Irena is located in Worth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Parnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Nodaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <2>
  • Lone Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Gentry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lone Star
    • From Worth to Lone Star
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Worth ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worth.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Worth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Worth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Worth.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Worth.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Worth:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Worth. 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>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- Worth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Worth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4049, Longitude: -94.4463    
<6>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 Worth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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