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 Waldo (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 Waldo. 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.
Waldo is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Johnson (KS), Wyandotte (KS), Cass, Clay, Johnson, Lafayette & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near Waldo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waldo:
- Jackson County (The home county of Waldo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Holmes Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Raytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- New Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Martin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Unity Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Loch Lloyd
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lee's Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raymore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Riverview Estates
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Lake Winnebago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Peculiar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Park
(23 miles [37 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
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- North Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Sugar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- East Kansas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Minaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Bates City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Northmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Ferrelview
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Farley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- East Leavenworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Orrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Weaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Hesper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Eudora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clearfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Mission Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Leawood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Roeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Merriam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lenexa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Loring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Basehor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 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
- Hoge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Fall Leaf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Tonganoxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leavenworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarbalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Bucyrus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Wea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
- Chiles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Louisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <1>
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Argentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Edwardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonner Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Piper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waldo, see our County-by-County Page for Waldo.
Cemeteries Near Waldo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waldo.
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 Waldo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waldo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- The Douglas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grange Cemetery
- Loose Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Kansas City.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sechrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechrest Cemetery
- The Sechrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sechrest Family 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.<3>
While we didn't find Waldo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waldo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waldo, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.
- Dodson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dallas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dallas is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Red Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Holmes Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Argentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Merriam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Hickman Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Mills
- Raytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Lenexa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Martin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waldo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waldo.
Newspapers Published in Waldo ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waldo, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waldo.
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 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 Waldo:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Douglas County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Miami 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 Waldo, 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- Waldo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |