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 Belton (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 Belton. 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 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.
Belton is located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.
Below are the counties that are near Belton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belton:
- Cass County (The home county of Belton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Raymore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <2>
- Riverview Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Peculiar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
- Peculiar is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <2>
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Lake Winnebago
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Lee's Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <2>
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lake Annette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <2>
- West Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
- Baldwin Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Drexel
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <2>
- Burdett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Merwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Creek <2>
- North Kansas City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <2>
- Avondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - East Kansas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- 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
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Minaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Woodhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Claycomo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Oakview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Oakwood Park
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
- Martin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Holmes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Unity Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Raytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <2>
- Little Blue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Cockrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Leeds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Lake Lotawana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lotawana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lotawana
- Lake Lotawana is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lotawana <2>
- Lake Tapawingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Blue Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Kingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <2>
- La Tour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Latour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Holden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
- Lafayette County
- Bates City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates City
- Bates City is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates City <2>
- Bates City
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Northmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Houston Lake
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Parkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Parkville is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <2>
- Platte Woods
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Lake Waukomis
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Weatherby Lake
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Hesper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Clearfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County (KS)
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Wellsville
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Stilwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Overland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <2>
- Leawood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <2>
- Prairie Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <2>
- Mission Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Lenexa
(14 miles [22.5 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <2>
- Fairway
(15 miles [24.1 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <2>
- Mission Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Roeland Park
(15 miles [24.1 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roeland Park <2>
- Westwood Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Countryside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- 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 (KS)
- Mission
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <2>
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Wea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Bucyrus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Chiles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- 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 (KS)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- 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 (KS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
- Hillsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Paola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <2>
- Block
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- New Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Argentine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Turner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Kansas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <2>
- Grinter Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Edwardsville
(23 miles [37 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
- Bonner Springs
(25 miles [40.2 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 (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belton, see our County-by-County Page for Belton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belton ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Belton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Belton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates 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
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette 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
- 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
- Johnson 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
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Cass County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Cass County
Cemeteries Near Belton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belton.
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 Belton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Belton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belton Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
- Raymore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymore Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Frazee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazee Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Aubry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aubry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aubry Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- 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
- Cornith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornith Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30337 <5>
- Peculiar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peculiar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peculiar Cemetery
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- Tomahawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomahawk Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93353 <5>
- Cleveland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
- Tomahawk 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belton had a population of 988 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Belton had a population of 23,793 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belton, with the one closest to Belton listed first.
- Belvidere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Harrelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Raymore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <2>
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
- Kenneth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jaudon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Martin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Hickman Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Stilwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Red Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Peculiar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
- Peculiar is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <2>
- New Santa Fe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
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- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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 (KS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Holmes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Stanley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Belton: www.belton.org/
The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8191, Longitude: -94.5334 In this case, the coordinates for Belton 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 Belton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |