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 Winner (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 Winner. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Winner 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 Winner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winner:
- Clay County (The home county of Winner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Roosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Kearney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Glenaire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Barry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Faucett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Agency
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- De Kalb
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Matney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Caldwell County
- Polo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- Lee's Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Lilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Starfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Turney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Osborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- River Bend
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Atherton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Kansas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Sibley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Buckner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapawingo
(23 miles [37 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
- Levasy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Napoleon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Ferrelview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Lake Waukomis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Houston Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Northmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Platte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Camden Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Excelsior Estates
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Lawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elmira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Rayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fleming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Oak Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Mission Woods
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Roeland Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westwood Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Westwood
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mission
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Countryside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission Hills
(23 miles [37 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
- Merriam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Quivira
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Leawood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(26 miles [41.8 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 Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Bain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Lansing
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Leavenworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Kickapoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Basehor
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Hoge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Lowemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Grinter Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Piper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Edwardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winner, see our County-by-County Page for Winner.
Cemeteries Near Winner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winner.
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 Winner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ecton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Shoal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Soper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Terrace Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenridge Cemetery
(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.<3>
While we didn't find Winner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winner, with the one closest to Winner listed first.
- Nashua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Lilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Minaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winner.
Newspapers Published in Winner ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Winner:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Caldwell County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Atchison 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 Winner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |