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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 Basehor (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 Basehor. 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 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.

Basehor is located in Leavenworth County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).

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

  • Leavenworth County     (The home county of Basehor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Basehor, with the one closest to Basehor listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hoge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
    • Lansing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Jarbalo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Loring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tonganoxie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bain City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
    • Linwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Linwood has also been known as:
      • Big Stranger
      • Johnny Cake
      • Journeycake
    • Leavenworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Springdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Leaf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Atchison County
  • Douglas County
  • Franklin County
    • Wellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Basehor, with the one closest to Basehor listed first.
    • Wilder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holliday
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • De Soto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Quivira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Shawnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zarah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Merriam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenexa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mission is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
      • Former name for Mission:
      • Mission Hill Acres
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
    • Countryside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Roeland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyandotte County
  • Buchanan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Basehor, with the one closest to Basehor listed first.
    • Lewis and Clark Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • De Kalb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Cass County (MO)
    • Loch Lloyd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
      • Loch Lloyd village
  • Clay County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Basehor, with the one closest to Basehor listed first.
    • North Kansas City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Barry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Gladstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Oakview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Oakwood Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Oakwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Acme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Avondale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Woodhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nashua
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Kansas City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
  • Clinton County (MO)
    • Trimble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Trimble is located in Clinton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <1>
  • Jackson County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Basehor, with the one closest to Basehor listed first.
    • Kansas City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Indian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Leeds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • New Santa Fe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
    • Holmes Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
    • Maywood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cement City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Raytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <1>
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Grandview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • River Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • River Bend is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Belvidere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Platte County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Basehor, with the one closest to Basehor listed first.
    • Waldron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Farley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • East Leavenworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Stillings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Parkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Weatherby Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
    • Platte Woods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Houston Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Lake Waukomis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • West Platte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Platte City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferrelview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people

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

Cemeteries Near Basehor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Basehor.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Basehor, with the one closest to Basehor 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Basehor had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Basehor had a population of 6,656 people.

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

  • Wallula
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hoge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
  • Piper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bonner Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Wilder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tonganoxie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Loring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chouteau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chouteau is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Wolcott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
    • Jarbalo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenape
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape

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

Newspapers Published in Basehor ...

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 Basehor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Basehor, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Basehor.

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 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 Basehor:

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