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 Beverly Hills (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 Beverly Hills. 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 and hospitals 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.
Beverly Hills is located in Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County: Johnson, Leavenworth, Clay (MO), Jackson (MO) & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Beverly Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beverly Hills:
- Wyandotte County (The home county of Beverly Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Grinter Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Oak Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Weaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Noria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Clearfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- McLouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Lake Quivira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mission
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Roeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Wilder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Basehor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Bain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Loring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Leavenworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jarbalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Tonganoxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Bucyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Buchanan County (MO)
- Faucett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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
- Lee's Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Riverview Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Lake Winnebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- North Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Barry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- East Kansas City
(12 miles [19.3 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Trimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Maywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Cement City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Holmes Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- River Bend
(18 miles [29 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
- New Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Raytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Martin City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Parkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Houston Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Platte Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Northmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Lake Waukomis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Farley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ferrelview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- East Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beverly Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Beverly Hills.
Cemeteries Near Beverly Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beverly Hills.
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 Beverly Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beverly Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Saylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saylor Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Kansas City.
- The Saylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93569 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Naylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quindaro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Quindaro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vinewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Stony Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Beverly Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beverly Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beverly Hills, with the one closest to Beverly Hills listed first.
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pomeroy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Welborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Nearman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- Parkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Munsee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Munsee is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsee
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Wolcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beverly Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beverly Hills.
Newspapers Published in Beverly Hills ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beverly Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beverly Hills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beverly Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Beverly Hills:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Wyandotte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Buchanan County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 Beverly Hills, 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- Beverly Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |