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 Ectonville (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 Ectonville. 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 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.
Ectonville is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Wyandotte (KS), Clinton, Jackson, Platte & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near Ectonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ectonville:
- Clay County (The home county of Ectonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Roosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kearney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Glenaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Pleasant Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Barry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Agency
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Faucett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Polo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gower
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Starfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Turney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Stewartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Osborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- River Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Atherton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Maywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Leeds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Buckner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Levasy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lake Tapawingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Napoleon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Ferrelview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waukomis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Houston Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Northmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Weatherby Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camden Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Platte City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Parkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Homestead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Lawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Fleming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Oak Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Westwood Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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 south)
- Mission Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Roeland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Merriam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Leawood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Bain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Basehor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hoge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Lowemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonner Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ectonville, see our County-by-County Page for Ectonville.
Cemeteries Near Ectonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ectonville.
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 Ectonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ectonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Ecton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Soper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Shoal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Searcy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Ectonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ectonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ectonville, with the one closest to Ectonville listed first.
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Kearney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Prathersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ectonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ectonville.
Newspapers Published in Ectonville ...
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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ectonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ectonville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ectonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ectonville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Caldwell County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Atchison 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 Ectonville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ectonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |