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 Elmhurst (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 Elmhurst. 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 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.
Elmhurst is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte, Cass (MO) & Jackson (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Elmhurst. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmhurst:
- Johnson County (The home county of Elmhurst)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Lenexa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leawood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Merriam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mission
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Prairie Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Roeland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Overland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Hesper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Eudora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clearfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Noria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Sibleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Vinland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Baldwin City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Franklin County
- Wellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Loring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Basehor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Hoge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Lansing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Tonganoxie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Jarbalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Leavenworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Bucyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Chiles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Louisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Argentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Bonner Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Belton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee's Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raymore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Riverview Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Lake Winnebago
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Peculiar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Line
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Lake Annette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- North Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Sugar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakwood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- East Kansas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Woodhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Minaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minaville is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Indian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- New Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Martin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Holmes Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Little Blue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Unity Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Maywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Northmoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Parkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Waldron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Weatherby Lake
(18 miles [29 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
- Farley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ferrelview
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- East Leavenworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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 Elmhurst, see our County-by-County Page for Elmhurst.
Cemeteries Near Elmhurst ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmhurst.
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 Elmhurst - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmhurst covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenexa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Strang Mausoleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Elmhurst in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmhurst.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmhurst, with the one closest to Elmhurst listed first.
- Lenexa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lackmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Argentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- New Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Red Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Martin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dodson is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Holliday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shawnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zarah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmhurst. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmhurst.
Newspapers Published in Elmhurst ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmhurst.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmhurst, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmhurst.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Elmhurst:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Wyandotte County
- Cass County
- Clay 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 Elmhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elmhurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |