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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 Leawood (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 Leawood. 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.

Leawood 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 Leawood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leawood:

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Leawood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood listed first.
    • Prairie Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mission Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Countryside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Fairway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mission Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Roeland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Westwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Mission
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Merriam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Overland Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenexa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Quivira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood listed first.
    • Hesper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Weaver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Weaver is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Eudora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Clearfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Noria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Jack ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Jack is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
  • Franklin County
    • Wellsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leavenworth County
  • Miami County
  • Wyandotte County
  • Cass County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood listed first.
    • Loch Lloyd
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Belton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee's Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Raymore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Raymore is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <1>
    • Riverview Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Harrelson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Lake Winnebago
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peculiar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Annette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwin Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Clay County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood listed first.
    • North Kansas City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Avondale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Sugar Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Kansas City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
    • Randolph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Minaville
      (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
    • Oakview
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • 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
    • Birmingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Claycomo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Claycomo is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jackson County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Holmes Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Santa Fe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
    • Martin City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
    • Grandview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Raytown
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • Kansas City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Leeds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belvidere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Little Blue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Unity Village
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lafayette County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood listed first.
    • Bates City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Napoleon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Platte County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood listed first.
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Northmoor
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • 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
    • Parkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Waukomis
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Weatherby Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ferrelview
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Farley
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • East Leavenworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Platte City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Leawood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leawood.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leawood, with the one closest to Leawood 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>

While we didn't find Leawood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leawood.

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

  • Dallas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Red Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
  • Dodson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dodson is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • New Santa Fe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
  • Holmes Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Martin City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
  • Merriam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickman Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Mills
  • Argentine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Westport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westport is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Lenexa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenneth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kenneth is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Grandview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lackmans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lackmans is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
    • Stanley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Leawood ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leawood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leawood, 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 Leawood.

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 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 Leawood:

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