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 White Hall Fields (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 White Hall Fields. 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 White Hall Fields ...
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.
Another variation: Whitehall Fields.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
White Hall Fields is located in Clay County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Wyandotte (KS), Clinton, Jackson, Platte & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near White Hall Fields. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Hall Fields:
- Clay County (The home county of White Hall Fields)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Glenaire
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Claycomo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Roosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Minaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Acme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- East Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Loch Lloyd
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Raymore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Lilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Converse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Starfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Turney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- River Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Atherton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Kansas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Sibley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Lake Tapawingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Napoleon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bates City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Northmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Lake Waukomis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Ferrelview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Parkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Platte City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Waldron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Farley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Homestead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Orrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Lawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Westwood Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Mission Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Roeland Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Mission
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Countryside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Merriam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leawood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Holliday
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Leavenworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Basehor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Loring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Kickapoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Grinter Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Hall Fields, see our County-by-County Page for White Hall Fields.
Cemeteries Near White Hall Fields ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Hall Fields.
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 White Hall Fields - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Hall Fields covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Liberty.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30481 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Liberty.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28659 <2>
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Shoal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 White Hall Fields in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Hall Fields.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Hall Fields, with the one closest to White Hall Fields listed first.
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Minaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Acme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Courtney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Barry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Missouri City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Hall Fields. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Hall Fields.
Newspapers Published in White Hall Fields ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Hall Fields.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Hall Fields, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Hall Fields.
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 White Hall Fields:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 White Hall Fields, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- White Hall Fields) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |