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 Randolph (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 Randolph. 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.
Randolph 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 Randolph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Randolph:
- Clay County (The home county of Randolph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- East Kansas City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Minaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Birmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Claycomo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Woodhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Glenaire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sugar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd
(23 miles [37 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
- Lake Winnebago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Raymore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Baldwin Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peculiar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Lilly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Converse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lathrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Cement City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- River Bend
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake Tapawingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Napoleon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bates City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Northmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Waukomis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Homestead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Wood Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Woods Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior Estates
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Fleming
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Lawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Mission Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Mission Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Roeland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Prairie Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leawood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira
(16 miles [25.7 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 Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Basehor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Kickapoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jarbalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Argentine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Piper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bonner Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wallula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Randolph, see our County-by-County Page for Randolph.
Cemeteries Near Randolph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Randolph.
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 Randolph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Randolph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Minaville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minneville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crowley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Stark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jewish 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Randolph had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Randolph had a population of 56 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Thornton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thornton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Minaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Birmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centropolis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Mount Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Washington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Randolph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Randolph.
Newspapers Published in Randolph ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Randolph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Randolph, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Randolph.
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 websites either 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 Randolph:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Randolph) 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 Randolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |