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 Parkdale (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 Parkdale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Parkdale is located in Platte 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 Platte County: Atchison (KS), Leavenworth (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Buchanan, Clay, Clinton & Jackson.
Below are the counties that are near Parkdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkdale:
- Platte County (The home county of Parkdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Houston Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parkville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Lake Waukomis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Ferrelview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Waldron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Buchanan County
- Faucett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raymore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Barry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Woodhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- North Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- East Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Trimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Plattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Converse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Cement City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Maywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- River Bend
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Raytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- 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
- Atherton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Little Blue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Lafayette County
- Napoleon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Homestead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Woods Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Crystal Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Oak Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 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
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Weaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Jefferson County (KS)
- McLouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Mission Woods
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mission
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission Hills
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Lake Quivira
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Prairie Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(13 miles [20.9 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 Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Basehor
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Leavenworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Kickapoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Jarbalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Grinter Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Edwardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkdale, see our County-by-County Page for Parkdale.
Cemeteries Near Parkdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkdale.
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 Parkdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Slope Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Quindaro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quindaro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saylor Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Kansas City (KS).
- The Saylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93569 <2>
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Kansas City (KS).
- The Mt. Catholic Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93105 <2>
- Highland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Parkdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkdale, with the one closest to Parkdale listed first.
- Parkville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Nearman
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Barry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- North Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkdale.
Newspapers Published in Parkdale ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkdale, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Parkdale:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Platte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson 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 Parkdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |