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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 Lone Jack (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 Lone Jack. 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 Lone Jack ...

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.

Another variation: Lonejack.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lone Jack. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lone Jack.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Lone Jack is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Johnson (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Cass, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette & Ray.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Lone Jack)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Jack, with the one closest to Lone Jack listed first.
    • Baldwin Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Strasburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Winnebago
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
    • Lee's Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Lynne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gunn City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrisonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrelson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Peculiar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Belton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Jack, with the one closest to Lone Jack listed first.
    • Sugar Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Birmingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Minaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Missouri City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Kansas City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Avondale is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Claycomo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Claycomo is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
    • Glenaire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenaire is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • North Kansas City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Jack, with the one closest to Lone Jack listed first.
    • Blairstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Norris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Urich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Maurine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Jack, with the one closest to Lone Jack listed first.
    • Kingsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • La Tour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Greendoor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Centerview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Quick City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Warrensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chilhowee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Cornelia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Valley City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Lafayette County
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Jack, with the one closest to Lone Jack listed first.
    • Fleming
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Orrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Camden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Henrietta is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Johnson County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Jack, with the one closest to Lone Jack listed first.
    • Leawood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mission Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Prairie Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Mission Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Westwood Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Roeland Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Countryside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Overland Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stilwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mission
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Merriam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Miami County (KS)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Lone Jack ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Jack.

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 Lone Jack - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Jack, with the one closest to Lone Jack 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 Lone Jack had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lone Jack had a population of 1,378 people.

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

  • Hicks City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cockrell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fulkerson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fulkerson is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulkerson
  • Sni Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elm is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Avon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Gowdy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gowdy is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
  • Pittsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pittsville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grain Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kingsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lone Jack ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Jack.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Jack, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Jack.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lone Jack:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Lone Jack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lone Jack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.