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 Overland Park (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 Overland Park. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Overland Park is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties 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 Overland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overland Park:
- Johnson County (The home county of Overland Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Lenexa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <2>
- Leawood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Leawood is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <2>
- Prairie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <2>
- Countryside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Merriam is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <2>
- Mission
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <2>
- Mission Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Olathe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
- Fairway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Fairway is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <2>
- Roeland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeland Park
- Roeland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roeland Park <2>
- Mission Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lake Quivira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Quivira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Hesper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Clearfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Eudora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Sibleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Vinland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Baldwin City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
- Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <2>
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Wellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Le Loup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Loring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Basehor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <2>
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Tonganoxie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <2>
- Bain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Jarbalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Leavenworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <2>
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Bucyrus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Wea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Chiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Louisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Miami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
- Paola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <2>
- Block
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Argentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Grinter Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Turner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Edwardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
- Kansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <2>
- Bonner Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <2>
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Wallula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bates County (MO)
- Drexel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Drexel is located in Bates County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <2>
- Drexel
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Belton is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <2>
- Raymore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
- Raymore is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <2>
- Riverview Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Lee's Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
- Lee's Summit is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <2>
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Lake Winnebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Peculiar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
- Peculiar is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <2>
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- West Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- West Line is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Lake Annette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <2>
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- North Kansas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kansas City
- North Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <2>
- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Sugar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Creek <2>
- East Kansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Woodhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Oakwood Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Minaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Gladstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <2>
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Clay County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Martin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Holmes Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
- Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <2>
- Raytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <2>
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Little Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Unity Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
- Cement City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Houston Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Northmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Parkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Parkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <2>
- Lake Waukomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waukomis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Waldron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Weatherby Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherby Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Farley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Ferrelview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrelview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- East Leavenworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leavenworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Stillings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Overland Park.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Overland Park ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overland Park.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Overland Park. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Overland Park and those printed in the larger area surrounding Overland Park.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Overland Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Overland Park:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miami County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandotte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cass County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Platte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Johnson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Johnson County
Cemeteries Near Overland Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overland Park.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson County Memorial Gardens
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomahawk Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Family Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
- Lenexa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenexa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenexa Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Catholic Cemetery
- Strang Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strang Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strang Mausoleum
- Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169626 <5>
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93353 <5>
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30337 <5>
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Overland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overland Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overland Park, with the one closest to Overland Park listed first.
- Lenexa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <2>
- Morse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
- New Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lackmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Kenneth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Martin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Red Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Olathe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Merriam is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <2>
- Hickman Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Mills
- Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holmes Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Dodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bonita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overland Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Overland Park: www.opkansas.org/
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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- Overland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Overland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9147, Longitude: -94.6852 In this case, the coordinates for Overland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Overland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |