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 Knobtown (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 Knobtown. 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 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 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.
Knobtown 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 Knobtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knobtown:
- Jackson County (The home county of Knobtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Little Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Unity Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Raytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Lake Tapawingo
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Belvidere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Raymore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Harrelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Riverview Estates
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Baldwin Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peculiar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- East Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Minaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Avondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- North Kansas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Claycomo
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Glenaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Kingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Holden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Bates City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Lake Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Odessa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Northmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Parkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waukomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Waldron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Ferrelview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Farley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Orrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Fleming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Wood Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Crystal Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Homestead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Mission Woods
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Leawood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Prairie Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Fairway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roeland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Merriam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Overland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Loring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Basehor
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Wea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Bucyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Louisburg
(27 miles [43.5 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bonner Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Piper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(29 miles [46.7 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 Knobtown, see our County-by-County Page for Knobtown.
Cemeteries Near Knobtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knobtown.
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 Knobtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knobtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Flanery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ganzer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hylton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sechrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechrest Cemetery
- The Sechrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sechrest Family Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lee's Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Knobtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knobtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knobtown, with the one closest to Knobtown listed first.
- Little Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Raytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee's Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Mills
- Holmes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Dodson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Red Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Englewood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Mount Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Belvidere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knobtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knobtown.
Newspapers Published in Knobtown ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knobtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knobtown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knobtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Knobtown:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray 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 Knobtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knobtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |