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 Lisle (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 Lisle. 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.
Lisle 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 Lisle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lisle:
- Cass County (The home county of Lisle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- West Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Cleveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Lake Annette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Archie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peculiar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Estates
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Harrisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Harrelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Drexel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Merwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Burdett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adrian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amoret
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Passaic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Passaic is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Worland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nyhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Foster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- New Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martin City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Park
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Unity Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- La Tour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Tour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
- Latour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Quick City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Franklin County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Lane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Rantoul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Wellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Imes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Imes is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Stilwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Clare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Overland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gardner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olathe
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Leawood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lenexa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Linn Valley
(13 miles [20.9 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boicourt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Cadmus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Pleasanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Goodrich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Louisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- New Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Wea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Chiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Bucyrus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Paola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fontana
(16 miles [25.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lisle, see our County-by-County Page for Lisle.
Cemeteries Near Lisle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lisle.
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 Lisle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lisle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Settle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson - Raymer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cashman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miami Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg Cemetery - Old
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwild Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Louisburg Cemetery - New
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moudy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lisle had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lisle, with the one closest to Lisle listed first.
- Drexel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Main City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main City
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- New Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Merwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Burdett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Block
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Jingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Lone Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Tree is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Chiles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lisle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lisle.
Newspapers Published in Lisle ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lisle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lisle, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lisle.
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 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 Lisle:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Linn County
- Miami 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 Lisle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lisle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |