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 Grandview (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 Grandview. 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 Grandview ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Grand View.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grandview. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grandview.
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 and doctors 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.
Grandview is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Johnson (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Cass, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near Grandview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandview:
- Jackson County (The home county of Grandview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Belvidere
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Martin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Holmes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Raytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unity Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Lake Tapawingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Cockrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Drexel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burdett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Belton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Raymore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee's Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Riverview Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Lake Winnebago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Peculiar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Baldwin Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Lake Annette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- North Kansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Minaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Birmingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Woodhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Claycomo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Kingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- La Tour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Holden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Bates City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Northmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Parkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Waldron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Ferrelview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Hesper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Weaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Clearfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Leawood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Stilwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Countryside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Lenexa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Roeland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Loring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Basehor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Wea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Bucyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Louisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Block
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Argentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonner Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Piper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandview, see our County-by-County Page for Grandview.
Cemeteries Near Grandview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview.
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 Grandview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ganzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Noland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- The Noland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Besonia Church Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981914 <2>
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- The Douglas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grange Cemetery
- Flanery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Kansas City.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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, Grandview had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grandview had a population of 24,711 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Belvidere
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Hickman Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Mills
- Martin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Belton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- New Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Kenneth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kenneth is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Holmes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Dodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Raymore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harrelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Lee's Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandview.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grandview ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandview.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grandview. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grandview and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grandview.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Grandview.
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 Grandview:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Douglas County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami 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 Grandview, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grandview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |