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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 Buckner (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 Buckner. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Buckner is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Johnson (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Cass, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette & Ray.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Buckner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner listed first.
    • Sibley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Levasy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Levasy is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Lake City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Atherton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grain Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Adams
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tapawingo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Cement City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cement City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Independence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • River Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • River Bend is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Maywood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Caldwell County
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner listed first.
    • Lee's Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Lake Winnebago
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Raymore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Belton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Loch Lloyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
      • 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
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner listed first.
    • Converse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lilly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathrop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Trimble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner listed first.
    • Columbus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Greendoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lafayette County
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner listed first.
    • Northmoor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Houston Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Riverside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lake Waukomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Platte Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Platte Woods is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Parkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ferrelview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weatherby Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner listed first.
    • Orrick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Fleming
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Camden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Woods Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Homestead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Henrietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Henrietta is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rayville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Excelsior Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Hardin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardin is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Johnson County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner listed first.
    • Mission Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Mission Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Westwood Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Westwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Fairway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <1>
    • Roeland Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Leawood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Countryside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Mission
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Merriam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Overland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Buckner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckner.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckner, with the one closest to Buckner 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buckner had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Buckner had a population of 3,010 people.

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

  • Sibley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Levasy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Levasy is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Pink Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pink Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
  • Blue Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Blue Mills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mills
  • Napoleon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Floyd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Floyd is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Orrick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Atherton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grain Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Buckner ...

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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckner.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Buckner. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Buckner and those printed in the larger area surrounding Buckner.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of Buckner.

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 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 Buckner:

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' (or 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- Buckner) 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 Buckner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.