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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 Nashua (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 Nashua. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Nashua is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Wyandotte (KS), Clinton, Jackson, Platte & Ray.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Nashua)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Barry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Barry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Acme
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Acme is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Gladstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Linden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Smithville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Oakview is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Oakwood Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Oakwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Roosterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oaks is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Claycomo
      (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Buchanan County
  • Cass County
    • Lee's Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Clinton County
  • Jackson County
  • Lafayette County
    • Napoleon
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Waukomis
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Ferrelview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Platte Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Houston Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Northmoor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Weatherby Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Parkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgely
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ridgely is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Platte City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Farley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Farley is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Crystal Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Wood Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Woods Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Orrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Elmira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmira is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Rayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fleming
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Camden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Atchison County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Oak Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua listed first.
    • Mission Woods
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Roeland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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 <1>
    • Mission Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • 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 <1>
    • Countryside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Merriam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Holliday
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Quivira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Nashua ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nashua.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nashua, with the one closest to Nashua 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nashua had a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Nashua ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nashua.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nashua, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nashua.

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 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 Nashua:

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 Nashua, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nashua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.