Welcome to Little Blue ...
Little Blue is located in Jackson County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Blue, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
Little Blue is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Little Blue lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Little Blue: 816 & 975<3>
Communities near Little Blue ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Blue.
- Kansas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
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- Overland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
- Kansas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
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- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
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- Lee's Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
- Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
- Blue Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
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- Lenexa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
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- Leawood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
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- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
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From Little Blue to Liberty
- Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Little Blue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Blue.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Blue. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Blue.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Blue. See our Newspapers Page for Little Blue.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Blue ...
Looking for more information about Little Blue? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Little Blue, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Blue.
Adding Little Blue to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Blue in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Little Blue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Little Blue post office opened in 1838.
We also found Little Blue in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Blue.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Blue. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Blue - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Little Blue area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Little Blue area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |