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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Linkville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Linkville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Linkville, please Contact Us.

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 Linkville (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 Linkville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Linkville is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Linkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linkville:

  • Platte County     (The home county of Linkville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linkville, with the one closest to Linkville listed first.
    • Ferrelview
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Lake Waukomis
      (5 miles [8 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
      (5 miles [8 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
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Platte City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Parkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ridgely
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Northmoor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Waldron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Farley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Farley is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Buchanan County
  • Cass County
    • Lee's Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linkville, with the one closest to Linkville listed first.
    • Nashua
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Barry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Smithville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Acme is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Linden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladstone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Woodhill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Claycomo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Claycomo is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
    • Pleasant Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Clinton County
  • Jackson County
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linkville, with the one closest to Linkville listed first.
    • Crystal Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • 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
    • Lawson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Woods Heights
      (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
    • Orrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Atchison County (KS)
  • Jefferson County (KS)
  • Johnson County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linkville, with the one closest to Linkville listed first.
    • Westwood Hills
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <2>
    • Mission Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
    • Roeland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Countryside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Lake Quivira
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mission Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Holliday
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Linkville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linkville.

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

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

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

Linkville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Nashua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barry is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Smithville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Linden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Acme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Platte City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Waldron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldron is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Ridgely
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Farley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Farley is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Nearman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Nearman is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
      • Nearman has also been known as:
      • Nearmons Station
    • Quindaro ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Paradise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise

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

Newspapers Published in Linkville ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linkville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linkville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linkville.

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 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 Linkville:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Linkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Linkville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.