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 Stone (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 Stone. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Stone is located in Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Stone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone:
- Leavenworth County (The home county of Stone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Basehor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Hoge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Loring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jarbalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Tonganoxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fall Leaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Oak Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Cummings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Noria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Sibleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Vinland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Kanwaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
- Kanwaka has also been known as:
- Kanawha
- Kannaka
- Kanwaca
- Lecompton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Wellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- McLouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Oskaloosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Medina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Lake Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Clearview City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Merriam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenexa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mission
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Countryside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Miami County
- Bucyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Piper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Argentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Kansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buchanan County (MO)
- Lewis and Clark Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Cass County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(26 miles [41.8 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- North Kansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Gladstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Nashua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Clinton County (MO)
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Kansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- New Santa Fe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Holmes Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Martin City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Maywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Raytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cement City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Leavenworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Stillings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Weatherby Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Platte Woods
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Houston Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Lake Waukomis
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Northmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stone, see our County-by-County Page for Stone.
Cemeteries Near Stone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone.
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 Stone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonner Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Impel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Vinewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Starns Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Stone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Basehor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonner Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Hoge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Wilder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Chouteau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chouteau is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
- Wolcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stone.
Newspapers Published in Stone ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone.
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 Stone:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Leavenworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Miami County
- Wyandotte County
- Buchanan County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton 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 Stone, 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- Stone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |