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 Tiffany Springs (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 Tiffany Springs. 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 Tiffany Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Tiffany Springs: Tiffany Spgs. (or less commonly used: Tiffany Spngs. or Tiffany Sprngs.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Tiffany Springs 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 Tiffany Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tiffany Springs:
- Platte County (The home county of Tiffany Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Weatherby Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Lake Waukomis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Ferrelview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Houston Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Platte City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Faucett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Lewis and Clark Village
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Barry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oakview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Gower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Starfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Lathrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- River Bend
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Leeds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Raytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Excelsior Estates
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Homestead
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Wood Heights
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Lawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Oak Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(22 miles [35.4 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Atchison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- McLouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Roeland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Fairway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Merriam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mission
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Westwood Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Countryside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission Hills
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Bain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Basehor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Kickapoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Hoge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Lowemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Loring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Jarbalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Grinter Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Argentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Edwardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonner Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tiffany Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Tiffany Springs.
Cemeteries Near Tiffany Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tiffany Springs.
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 Tiffany Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tiffany Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Nolan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rixey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brightwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Naylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Jewett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Slope Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Tiffany Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tiffany Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tiffany Springs, with the one closest to Tiffany Springs listed first.
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Parkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Barry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Nearman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nearman is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearman
- Nearman has also been known as:
- Nearmons Station
- Wolcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroy is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Platte City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Farley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Welborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Welborn is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tiffany Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tiffany Springs.
Newspapers Published in Tiffany Springs ...
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 265 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiffany Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tiffany Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tiffany Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tiffany Springs:
- 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> | 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 Tiffany Springs, 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- Tiffany Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |