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 Lake Annette (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 Lake Annette. 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 Lake Annette ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Annette: Lk. Annette
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 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.
Lake Annette is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Annette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Annette:
- Cass County (The home county of Lake Annette)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- West Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Peculiar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Harrelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Harrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Raymore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Main City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Loch Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Drexel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Merwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Passaic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Amoret
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayesburg is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Blairstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Urich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Belvidere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Martin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Holmes Park
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Unity Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cockrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Little Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Raytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Lotawana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- La Tour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Kingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quick City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Holden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Stilwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <1>
- Overland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leawood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clare
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Olathe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <1>
- Prairie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lenexa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Gardner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mission Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Linn Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- La Cygne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Cadmus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Wea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Louisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Chiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Block
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Jingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Paola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fontana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fontana is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Osawatomie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Argentine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Annette, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Annette.
Cemeteries Near Lake Annette ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Annette.
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 Lake Annette - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Annette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwild Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peculiar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cornith Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Cleveland.
- Frazee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Louisburg Cemetery - Old
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lake Annette in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Annette.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Annette, with the one closest to Lake Annette listed first.
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Peculiar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Lisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lisle is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
- Harrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jaudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jaudon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaudon
- Louisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Wea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Ore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ore is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Raymore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drexel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Main City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Annette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Annette.
Newspapers Published in Lake Annette ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Annette.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Annette, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Annette.
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 either 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 Lake Annette:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Johnson County
- Linn 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lake Annette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lake Annette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |