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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 Wallula (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 Wallula. 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.

Wallula is located in Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County: Johnson, Leavenworth, Clay (MO), Jackson (MO) & Platte (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Wallula. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallula:

  • Wyandotte County     (The home county of Wallula)
  • Atchison County
  • Douglas County
  • Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallula, with the one closest to Wallula listed first.
    • Wilder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Holliday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Quivira
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Monticello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Zarah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • De Soto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Merriam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mission
      (16 miles [25.7 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>
    • Roeland Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Countryside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Fairway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leavenworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallula, with the one closest to Wallula listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Basehor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Lansing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hoge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
    • Bain City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
    • Leavenworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jarbalo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Loring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tonganoxie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Linwood
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Easton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buchanan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallula, with the one closest to Wallula listed first.
    • Lewis and Clark Village
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • De Kalb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Rushville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Faucett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cass County (MO)
    • Loch Lloyd
      (28 miles [45.1 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
  • Clay County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallula, with the one closest to Wallula listed first.
    • Barry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Linden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • North Kansas City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Acme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • 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
    • Woodhill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nashua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Kansas City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
  • Clinton County (MO)
    • Trimble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Trimble is located in Clinton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <1>
  • Jackson County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallula, with the one closest to Wallula listed first.
    • Kansas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Leeds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Maywood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Holmes Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Santa Fe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
    • Cement City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Martin City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
    • Independence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Raytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • River Bend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • River Bend is located in Jackson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Grandview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Blue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Platte County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallula, with the one closest to Wallula listed first.
    • Waldron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Farley
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • East Leavenworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stillings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Parkville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Weatherby Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Platte Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Riverside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Platte City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tracy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ferrelview
      (15 miles [24.1 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

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

Cemeteries Near Wallula ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallula.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallula, with the one closest to Wallula 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 in 1895, Wallula had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Piper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Basehor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Wolcott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Lansing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hoge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
  • Bonner Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Waldron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Edwardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bethel is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Pomeroy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Farley
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Wilder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chouteau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chouteau is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau

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

Newspapers Published in Wallula ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallula.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wallula:

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