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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 Monticello (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 Monticello. 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.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Monticello)
  • Douglas County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Wellsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Loup
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Le Loup is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County
  • Leavenworth County
  • Miami County
  • Wyandotte County
  • Cass County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Loch Lloyd
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrelson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Raymore
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Lee's Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Winnebago
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Peculiar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Line
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Annette
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • North Kansas City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Avondale
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
      • 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 northeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Woodhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Barry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • East Kansas City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
    • Gladstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Jackson County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • New Santa Fe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
    • Martin City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
    • Holmes Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kansas City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leeds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Belvidere
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Grandview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Raytown
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Maywood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Little Blue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cement City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
  • Platte County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Waldron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Parkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Northmoor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Platte Woods
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Weatherby Lake
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Lake Waukomis
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • East Leavenworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Stillings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ferrelview
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Monticello ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monticello.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello 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 Monticello had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Zarah
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shawnee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holliday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chouteau
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chouteau is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
  • Loring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bonner Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edwardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lenape
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lenape is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape
  • De Soto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lackmans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lackmans is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
  • Lenexa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Monticello ...

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 232 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monticello.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monticello, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monticello.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Monticello:

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 Monticello, 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 from Point A (ie- Monticello) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.