Welcome to Linkville ...

So far, we found very little information about Linkville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Linkville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Linkville, please Contact Us.

Linkville would have been located within present day Platte County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Linkville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Linkville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Linkville once stood is in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Linkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Linkville - they are located in Indiana, Michigan and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linkville.

Communities near Linkville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linkville.

• Kansas City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Kansas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Independence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Leavenworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Gladstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Lansing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Kearney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <4>
• Smithville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Mission
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
  • Former name for Mission:
  • Mission Hill Acres
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Linkville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linkville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linkville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linkville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linkville. See our Newspapers Page for Linkville.

Adding Linkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linkville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Linkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Linkville post office opened in 1878.

We also found Linkville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/