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 West Line (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 West Line. 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 West Line ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Line: W. Line
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.
West Line 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 West Line. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Line:
- Cass County (The home county of West Line)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Cleveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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>
- Lake Annette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Riverview Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Peculiar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Main City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Harrisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- 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>
- Belton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- 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>
- Loch Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- 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
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Raymore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
- Raymore is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <2>
- Archie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Archie is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <2>
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Drexel
(9 miles [14.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Merwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <2>
- Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Passaic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Amoret
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Worland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- 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>
- Martin City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- 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
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Holmes Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- 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
- Unity Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Raytown
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Little Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Lake Lotawana
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Hicks City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Lake Tapawingo
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- La Tour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Latour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Latour is located in Johnson County
- Kingsville
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Quick City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- 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
- Douglas County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Clearfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County (KS)
- Franklin County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Wellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Rantoul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Franklin County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Peoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Stilwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- Overland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- 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>
- Clare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clare is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Olathe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
- Gardner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
- Leawood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- 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>
- Lenexa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- 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>
- Prairie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- 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>
- Edgerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- 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)
- Mission Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- 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>
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Linn Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- La Cygne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
- La Cygne is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <2>
- Cadmus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Louisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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>
- Wea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Bucyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Chiles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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>
- Block
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- New Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 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)
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Paola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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>
- Fontana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Osawatomie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie
- Osawatomie is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osawatomie <2>
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Argentine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Line, see our County-by-County Page for West Line.
Newspapers Published in West Line ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Line.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Line, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Line.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Line:
- 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
- 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
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin 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
- Linn 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 West Line ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Line.
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 West Line covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Glenwild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwild Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
- Cashman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashman Cemetery
- Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
- Wilson - Raymer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson - Raymer Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- Cornith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornith Cemetery
- Louisburg Cemetery - Old
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louisburg Cemetery - Old
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1589273 <4>
- Louisburg Cemetery - New
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louisburg Cemetery - New have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louisburg Cemetery - New
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- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Settle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Settle Cemetery
- Frazee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
- Reed 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 West Line had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, West Line had a population of 108 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Line, with the one closest to West Line listed first.
- Freeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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>
- Lisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Louisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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>
- Wea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Jaudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Drexel
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Peculiar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Bucyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County (KS)
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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>
- Stilwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
- Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Harrelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Chiles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County (KS)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Main City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Wagstaff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Main City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Line. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Line.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Line. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Line) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6316, Longitude: -94.5850 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 West Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |