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 Hoover (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 Hoover. 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 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.
Hoover 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 Hoover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoover:
- Platte County (The home county of Hoover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Ferrelview
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Platte City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Camden Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Lake Waukomis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- West Platte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- East Leavenworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Faucett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agency
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- De Kalb
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Lewis and Clark Village
(23 miles [37 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
- Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Saxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Barry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Gladstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Woodhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Gower
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Lathrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Turney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- DeKalb County
- Stewartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Kansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- River Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Maywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Atherton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Raytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Excelsior Estates
(24 miles [38.6 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
(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
- Lawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Oak Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Potter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Atchison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Doniphan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Westwood Hills
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Merriam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods
(23 miles [37 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
- Mission
(23 miles [37 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>
- Roeland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Countryside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission Hills
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Shawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Bain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 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
- Lowemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Basehor
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Jarbalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Loring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Piper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Argentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Edwardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Bonner Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoover, see our County-by-County Page for Hoover.
Cemeteries Near Hoover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoover.
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 Hoover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Brasfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McComas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pancake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lutes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Platte City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Hoover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoover, with the one closest to Hoover listed first.
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Platte City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Camden Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
- Barry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Platte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- East Leavenworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoover.
Newspapers Published in Hoover ...
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 Hoover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoover, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoover.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hoover:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Platte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Doniphan 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> | 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 Hoover, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |