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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lilly (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 Lilly. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lilly is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, DeKalb, Platte & Ray.

Below are the counties that are near Lilly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lilly:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Lilly)
  • Andrew County
    • Cosby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Buchanan County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lilly, with the one closest to Lilly listed first.
    • Polo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingston is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Bonanza ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Cowgill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kidder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
  • Daviess County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lilly, with the one closest to Lilly listed first.
    • Osborn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stewartsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clarksdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Amity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Maysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lilly, with the one closest to Lilly listed first.
    • River Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • River Bend is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Atherton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cement City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cement City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Sibley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Maywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Adams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kansas City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Buckner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Leeds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Levasy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Levasy is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Lafayette County
    • Napoleon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Lilly, with the one closest to Lilly listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridgely
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ridgely is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Ferrelview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dearborn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Platte City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Waukomis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Tracy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Platte Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Platte Woods is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Weatherby Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
    • Woodruff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Houston Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lilly, with the one closest to Lilly listed first.
    • Lawson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Excelsior Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Homestead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Elmira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Crystal Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Wood Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Woods Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rayville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Knoxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Albany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Orrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fleming
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Atchison County (KS)
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • Elwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lilly, with the one closest to Lilly listed first.
    • Bain City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
    • Highland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Lansing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leavenworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kickapoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Lilly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lilly.

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

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lilly had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Paradise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Holt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Plattsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grayson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kearney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Scearces
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Scearces is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scearces
  • Lathrop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ridgely
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridgely is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Starfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chandler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Lilly ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lilly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lilly, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lilly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lilly:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lilly) 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 Lilly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.