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 Platte River (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 Platte River. 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.
Name Variations for Platte River ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Platte River: Platte Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Platte River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Platte River.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Platte River is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Atchison (KS), Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb & Platte.
Below are the counties that are near Platte River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Platte River:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Platte River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Agency
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Faucett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Matney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Saxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- De Kalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis and Clark Village
(18 miles [29 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
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Country Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Cosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Amazonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Savannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nodaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Holt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Kearney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Chandler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Gladstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakview
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Gower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Starfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Plattsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lathrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Stewartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Osborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jackson County
- River Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Edgerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dearborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camden Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Platte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- West Platte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrelview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Iatan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sugar Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Lawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Homestead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Oak Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Atchison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Potter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Cummings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Elwood
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Palermo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Wathena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Blair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Brenner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Bendena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Moray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Kickapoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Leavenworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lowemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- 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>
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- 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
- Hoge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Wallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Kansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Platte River, see our County-by-County Page for Platte River.
Cemeteries Near Platte River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Platte River.
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 Platte River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Platte River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Tobin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Number 6 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maupin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Witts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Standiford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hackett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Market Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Platte River had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Platte River, with the one closest to Platte River listed first.
- Dearborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
- Frazier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frazier is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Agency
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faucett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halleck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halleck is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Camden Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 east)
- Grayson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Willow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wallace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Garrettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Platte River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Platte River.
Newspapers Published in Platte River ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Platte River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Platte River, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Platte River.
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 Platte River:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Atchison County
- Doniphan 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> | 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 Platte River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Platte River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |