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 East Lynne (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 East Lynne. 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.
Name Variations for East Lynne ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Lynne: E. Lynne
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Lynne. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Lynne.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
East Lynne is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.
Below are the counties that are near East Lynne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Lynne:
- Cass County (The home county of East Lynne)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Gunn City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Harrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lake Winnebago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Peculiar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Creighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mayesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Burdett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Drexel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Passaic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Merwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Blairstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Urich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Maurine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Hartwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Lone Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cockrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Hicks City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Lake Lotawana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sni Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Belvidere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grain Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- La Tour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Kingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quick City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Holden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Centerview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Greendoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Cornelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Warrensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Lake Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Bates City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Stilwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Leawood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Wea
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Louisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Bucyrus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Lynne, see our County-by-County Page for East Lynne.
Cemeteries Near East Lynne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Lynne.
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 East Lynne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Lynne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clearfork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Staley Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunn City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orient Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strasburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garden City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 East Lynne had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, East Lynne had a population of 312 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Lynne, with the one closest to East Lynne listed first.
- Gunn City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunn City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Daugherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daugherty is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Ore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ore is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore
- Harrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Gowdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Kingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Lynne. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Lynne.
Newspapers Published in East Lynne ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lynne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lynne, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Lynne.
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 helpful 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 East Lynne:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Johnson County
- Miami 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 East Lynne, 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 from Point A (ie- East Lynne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |