Welcome to Courtney ...

Courtney is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Courtney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Courtney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Courtney is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Courtney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Courtney is located in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Courtney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Courtney - they are located in Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Courtney.

Communities near Courtney ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Courtney.

• Kansas City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Kansas City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Independence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lee's Summit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Blue Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Leawood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Raytown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Gladstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Prairie Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Courtney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Courtney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Courtney. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Courtney.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Courtney. See our Newspapers Page for Courtney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Courtney ...

Looking for more information about Courtney? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Courtney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Courtney.

Adding Courtney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Courtney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Courtney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Courtney post office opened in 1888.

We also found Courtney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Courtney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Courtney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/