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 Stanley (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 Stanley. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Stanley 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 Stanley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stanley:
- Johnson County (The home county of Stanley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Overland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stilwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Lenexa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leawood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olathe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Countryside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Merriam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Hesper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Weaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Clearfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Eudora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vinland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Baldwin City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Noria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Sibleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Loring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Basehor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Leaf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Tonganoxie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Bucyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wea is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Chiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Block
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- New Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Osawatomie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Argentine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bonner Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Piper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bates County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Drexel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burdett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burdett is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(4 miles [6.4 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview Estates
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Raymore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Peculiar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lee's Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Line
(15 miles [24.1 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 Winnebago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lake Annette
(16 miles [25.7 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 Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- North Kansas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Kansas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Minaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Minaville is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Martin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Belvidere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Holmes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Raytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Little Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lake Waukomis
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Waldron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Weatherby Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stanley, see our County-by-County Page for Stanley.
Cemeteries Near Stanley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanley.
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 Stanley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stanley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aubry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lenexa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Stanley had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Kenneth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kenneth is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Morse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse has also been known as:
- Morris
- Martin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Stilwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Red Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Jaudon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jaudon is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaudon
- Belton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lenexa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lackmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lackmans is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackmans
- Bonita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Olathe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stanley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanley.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stanley ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stanley. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stanley and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stanley.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Stanley.
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 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 Stanley:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- Wyandotte County
- Bates 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 Stanley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |