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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 Parkville (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 Parkville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Parkville 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 Parkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkville:

  • Platte County     (The home county of Parkville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville listed first.
    • Weatherby Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
    • Platte Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Woods is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Houston Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] 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
    • Lake Waukomis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 southeast)
    • Northmoor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Waldron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • 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)
    • Farley
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Platte City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville listed first.
    • Faucett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Willow Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • De Kalb
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Lewis and Clark Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville listed first.
    • 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
    • Lee's Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Belton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Raymore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Winnebago
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville listed first.
    • Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Oaks is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Oakwood Park
      (5 miles [8 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
      (5 miles [8 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Gladstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Oakview is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • North Kansas City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Acme is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Avondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Avondale is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Woodhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nashua
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Claycomo
      (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Clinton County
  • Jackson County
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville listed first.
    • Crystal Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Homestead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Orrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Wood Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Lawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Atchison County (KS)
  • Douglas County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville listed first.
    • Weaver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Eudora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hesper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County (KS)
  • Johnson County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville listed first.
    • Lake Quivira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Merriam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mission Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • 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>
    • Roeland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Countryside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Fairway
      (12 miles [19.3 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>
    • Holliday
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    • Prairie Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Parkville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkville.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkville, with the one closest to Parkville 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 Parkville had a population of 769 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Parkville had a population of 8,329 people.

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

  • Nearman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Nearman is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
    • Nearman has also been known as:
    • Nearmons Station
  • Welborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Welborn is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
  • Quindaro ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomeroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Kansas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Barry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barry is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • North Kansas City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampton is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Linden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Waldron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Waldron is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Wolcott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Turner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Harlem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Harlem is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Moscow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Moscow is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Parkville ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Parkville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Parkville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Parkville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Parkville.

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 Parkville:

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 Parkville, 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- Parkville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.