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 Wyreka (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 Wyreka. 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.
Wyreka is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Appanoose (IA), Wayne (IA), Adair, Mercer, Schuyler & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Wyreka. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wyreka:
- Putnam County (The home county of Wyreka)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Powersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
- Pearl City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County
- Livonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Spickard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Galt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Cainsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Ravanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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>
- South Lineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Modena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Newtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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>
- Pollock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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>
- Boynton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Osgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Green City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Humphreys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Greencastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <2>
- Appanoose County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Jerome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Numa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Numa is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cincinnati
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Plano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
- Brazil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Sunshine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Exline
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
- Mystic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Clarkdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Walnut City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Rathbun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Darbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Decatur County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Pleasanton
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Garden Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Leon
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Davis City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Lucas County (IA)
- Wayne County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Clio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Allerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Lineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Corydon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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>
- Promise City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Millerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Confidence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Humeston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wyreka, see our County-by-County Page for Wyreka.
Newspapers Published in Wyreka ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyreka.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wyreka, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wyreka.
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 Wyreka:
- 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 Putnam 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
- Mercer 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
- Appanoose 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
- 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 Putnam County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
Cemeteries Near Wyreka ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyreka.
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 Wyreka covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Wyreka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyreka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyreka Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicineville Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicineville Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrey Cemetery
- Powersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powersville Cemetery
- Sprigg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprigg Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmond Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busby Cemetery
- Old Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Busby Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banta Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Anderson 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wyreka in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wyreka.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wyreka, with the one closest to Wyreka listed first.
- Powersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Saint John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- West Liberty ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Sewal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cleopatra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Quinn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ilia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Ravanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Newtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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>
- Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Clio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Seymour
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wyreka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wyreka.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyreka. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wyreka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyreka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5295, Longitude: -93.2649 In this case, the coordinates for Wyreka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wyreka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |