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 Woods (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 Woods. 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 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 Woods 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 Platte Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Platte Woods:
- Platte County (The home county of Platte Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Lake Waukomis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Houston Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Parkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherby Lake
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Ferrelview
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- 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
- Platte City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Faucett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Agency
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Barry
(3 miles [4.8 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 east)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- 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
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Woodhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claycomo
(9 miles [14.5 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
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Plattsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield
(29 miles [46.7 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 Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- River Bend
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Raytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Homestead
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Excelsior Estates
(26 miles [41.8 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 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Oak Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Potter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Douglas County (KS)
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Jefferson County (KS)
- McLouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Mission Woods
(13 miles [20.9 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
(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>
- Roeland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fairway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Holliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Prairie Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods 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
- Bain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Basehor
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Hoge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Kickapoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Loring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Jarbalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Lowemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Tonganoxie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Grinter Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Edwardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Platte Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Platte Woods.
Cemeteries Near Platte Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Platte Woods.
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 Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Platte Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Slope Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nolan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Quindaro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terrace Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rixey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Quindaro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Platte Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Platte Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Platte Woods, with the one closest to Platte Woods listed first.
- Parkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barry
(3 miles [4.8 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 east)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nearman
(5 miles [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
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Welborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
- Nashua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Platte Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Platte Woods.
Newspapers Published in Platte Woods ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Platte Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Platte Woods, 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 Platte Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Woods:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Platte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson 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 Platte Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Platte Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |