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 Oakwood Park (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 Oakwood Park. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Oakwood Park 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 Oakwood Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakwood Park:
- Clay County (The home county of Oakwood Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Gladstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Woodhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Barry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Avondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- North Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claycomo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- East Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Buchanan County
- Faucett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Belton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raymore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Harrelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Plattsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Starfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- River Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Raytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Holmes Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Little Blue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Napoleon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Bates City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Northmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Lake Waukomis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Ferrelview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Platte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Homestead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Wood Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- 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)
- Lawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elmira
(30 miles [48.3 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Oak Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Westwood Hills
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Countryside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission Hills
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Prairie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Leawood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Bain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Basehor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Leavenworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Kickapoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Jarbalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Lowemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Tonganoxie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Edwardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakwood Park, see our County-by-County Page for Oakwood Park.
Cemeteries Near Oakwood Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakwood Park.
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 Oakwood Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakwood Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Slope Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Stark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crowley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Quindaro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Terrace Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Oakwood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakwood Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakwood Park, with the one closest to Oakwood Park listed first.
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Moscow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Barry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- North Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harlem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Minaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nearman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- Welborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakwood Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakwood Park.
Newspapers Published in Oakwood Park ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakwood Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakwood Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakwood Park.
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 helpful 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 Oakwood Park:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte 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 Oakwood Park, 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 from Point A (ie- Oakwood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |