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 Beverly (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 Beverly. 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.
Beverly is located in Platte County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Platte County: Atchison (KS), Leavenworth (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Buchanan, Clay, Clinton & Jackson.
Below are the counties that are near Beverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beverly:
- Platte County (The home county of Beverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- West Platte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- East Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Stillings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Platte City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Farley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Camden Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Ferrelview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Dearborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- De Kalb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Lewis and Clark Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Faucett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Agency
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Matney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saint Joseph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Barry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Acme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Woodhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Avondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- North Kansas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Plattsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Kansas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- River Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Maywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Oak Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Atchison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Monrovia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Effingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Doniphan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Palermo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Elwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brenner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Blair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Bendena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Jefferson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- McLouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nortonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Oskaloosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Lake Shore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Holliday
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Wilder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Lake Quivira
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Shawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Zarah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mission
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Bain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lowemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Hoge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Basehor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Tonganoxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Wallula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Bonner Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Kansas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Morris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Argentine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beverly, see our County-by-County Page for Beverly.
Cemeteries Near Beverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beverly.
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 Beverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilkerson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Tracy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32290 <3>
- Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Platte City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kitchen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Fulton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kickapoo Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Beverly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beverly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Weston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Platte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Stillings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- East Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Tracy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Platte City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Kickapoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Dye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dye is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Camden Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beverly.
Newspapers Published in Beverly ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beverly, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beverly.
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 websites either 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 Beverly:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Platte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Atchison County
- Doniphan County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |