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 Dye (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 Dye. 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.
Dye 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 Dye. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dye:
- Platte County (The home county of Dye)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Iatan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sugar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Platte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Camden Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Stillings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- East Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Platte City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Country Club
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Amazonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Nodaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Cosby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- De Kalb
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faucett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Agency
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 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 Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Barry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Acme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Gladstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Roosterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Woodhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Avondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Trimble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Lilly
(25 miles [40.2 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 east)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Stewartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Holt County
- Forbes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Oak Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Atchison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Cummings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Monrovia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brown County (KS)
- Everest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Doniphan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Palermo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Elwood
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brenner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Blair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Bendena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Moray
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Denton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Severance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jefferson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nortonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- McLouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oskaloosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Half Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Valley Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
- Johnson County (KS)
- Wilder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Kickapoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Lowemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Jarbalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Hoge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Basehor
(23 miles [37 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Wallula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Bonner Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Kansas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dye, see our County-by-County Page for Dye.
Cemeteries Near Dye ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dye.
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 Dye - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Kitchen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Judy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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, Dye had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dye, with the one closest to Dye listed first.
- Iatan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Port Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Oak Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Sugar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Kickapoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- De Kalb
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Dalbey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dalbey is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
- West Platte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halleck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halleck is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dye. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dye.
Newspapers Published in Dye ...
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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dye.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dye, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dye.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dye:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Platte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Holt County
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Doniphan 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> | 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 Dye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |