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 Raymore (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 Raymore. 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 doctors and 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.
Raymore is located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Johnson (KS), Miami (KS), Bates, Henry, Jackson & Johnson.
Below are the counties that are near Raymore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raymore:
- Cass County (The home county of Raymore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Belton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Belton is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <2>
- Lake Winnebago
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Peculiar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
- Peculiar is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <2>
- Riverview Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
- Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Riverview Estates has also been known as:
- Riverview Estates village
- Loch Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Lee's Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
- Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <2>
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
- Lake Annette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Baldwin Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Harrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <2>
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <2>
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Drexel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Drexel is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <2>
- Burdett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
- Merwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Creek <2>
- North Kansas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kansas City
- North Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <2>
- Avondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - East Kansas City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Minaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Birmingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Woodhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Claycomo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Gladstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <2>
- Glenaire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Oakview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
- Martin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Unity Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Holmes Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Little Blue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Raytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Raytown is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <2>
- Cockrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Lake Lotawana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lotawana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lotawana
- Lake Lotawana is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lotawana <2>
- Lone Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Jack
- Lone Jack is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Jack <2>
- Lake Tapawingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Blue Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <2>
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Kingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <2>
- La Tour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Latour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Holden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
- Quick City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quick City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
- Quick City is located in Johnson County
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Bates City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates City
- Bates City is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates City <2>
- Lake Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Napoleon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Odessa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
- Odessa is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <2>
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
- Northmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Houston Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Parkville is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <2>
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Stilwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Leawood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <2>
- Overland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <2>
- Prairie Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Prairie Village is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <2>
- Mission Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Fairway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <2>
- Mission Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Countryside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Lenexa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <2>
- Mission
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <2>
- Roeland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeland Park
- Roeland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roeland Park <2>
- Westwood Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Wea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Bucyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Louisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Chiles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Block
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- New Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Paola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <2>
- Jingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Argentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Kansas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <2>
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Grinter Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
- Bonner Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raymore, see our County-by-County Page for Raymore.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Raymore ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raymore.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Raymore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Raymore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Raymore.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Raymore.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Raymore:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Platte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miami County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandotte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bates County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Cass County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Cass County
Cemeteries Near Raymore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raymore.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raymore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Raymore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymore Cemetery
- Belton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belton Cemetery
- Peculiar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peculiar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peculiar Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wills Cemetery
- Frazee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazee Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
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- Lee's Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee's Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee's Summit Cemetery
- Ganzer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganzer Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lee's Summit Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Raymore had a population of 350 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Raymore had a population of 22,532 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raymore, with the one closest to Raymore listed first.
- Harrelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Belton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Belton is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <2>
- Peculiar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar
- Peculiar is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peculiar <2>
- Belvidere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
- Jaudon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
- Hickman Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Mills
- Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County
- Ore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lee's Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
- Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <2>
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- Gowdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Martin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Kenneth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raymore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raymore.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Raymore: www.raymore.com/
The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Raymore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raymore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8028, Longitude: -94.4582 In this case, the coordinates for Raymore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Raymore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |