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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 Edgerton (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 Edgerton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Edgerton 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 Edgerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgerton:

  • Platte County     (The home county of Edgerton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
    • Ridgely
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ridgely is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Camden Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dearborn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodruff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Platte City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tracy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferrelview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Platte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Leavenworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Farley is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
    • Cosby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Country Club
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Helena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Amazonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Buchanan County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
    • Smithville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nashua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Holt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Barry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Barry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Kearney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Roosterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Acme is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Linden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chandler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Oakview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Oakview is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Oakwood Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Clinton County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
    • Stewartsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clarksdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Osborn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Amity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Maysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
    • Excelsior Estates
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Lawson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Homestead
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Elmira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Wood Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Woods Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Atchison County (KS)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
    • Elwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Palermo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
    • Wathena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Doniphan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Blair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Brenner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.
    • Kickapoo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Leavenworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bain City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
    • Highland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Lansing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowemont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Basehor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Edgerton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgerton.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgerton, with the one closest to Edgerton listed first.

  • Standiford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grayson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tobin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cockrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Number 6 Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Witts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maupin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (344 more) ...
    • Camden Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gaus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

While we didn't find Edgerton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgerton.

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

  • Edgerton Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
  • Ridgely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ridgely is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Grayson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grayson is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Platte River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Platte River is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
  • Camden Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gower
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dearborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Frazier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Frazier is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Paradise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Scearces
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Scearces is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scearces
  • New Market
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Market is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Edgerton ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgerton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Edgerton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Edgerton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Edgerton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Edgerton.

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 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 Edgerton:

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>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 Edgerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Edgerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.