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 Paradise (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 Paradise. 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 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.
Paradise 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 Paradise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paradise:
- Clay County (The home county of Paradise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Kearney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenaire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Agency
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faucett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Easton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Matney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- De Kalb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Saxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Polo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Gower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lathrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Turney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Stewartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Osborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- River Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Atherton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kansas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maywood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Sibley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Buckner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Levasy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lake Tapawingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lafayette County
- Napoleon
(30 miles [48.3 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 Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Ferrelview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Camden Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Platte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dearborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waukomis
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Platte Woods
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Tracy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Weatherby Lake
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Woodruff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Houston Lake
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Excelsior Estates
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Lawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Homestead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(18 miles [29 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
- Wood Heights
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Elmira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Rayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Fleming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Oak Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Doniphan County (KS)
- Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Mission Woods
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mission
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Merriam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Prairie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(30 miles [48.3 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Bain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Leavenworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Lowemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Basehor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Turner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Piper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Argentine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Grinter Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Wallula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Edwardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paradise, see our County-by-County Page for Paradise.
Cemeteries Near Paradise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise.
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 Paradise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paradise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Paradise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davenport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ecton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Soper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Paradise had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Nashua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Kearney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edgerton Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Plattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scearces
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scearces is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scearces
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Platte River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Platte River is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Camden Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paradise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paradise.
Newspapers Published in Paradise ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paradise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paradise, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paradise.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Paradise:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Caldwell County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Doniphan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paradise) 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 Paradise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |