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 Winthrop (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 Winthrop. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Winthrop is located in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County: Atchison (KS), Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb & Platte.
Below are the counties that are near Winthrop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winthrop:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Winthrop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Faucett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Matney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Agency
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Country Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Nodaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Amazonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Cosby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Gower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trimble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Forbes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Forest City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oregon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Sugar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Iatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dearborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodruff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- West Platte
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Camden Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stillings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Tracy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- East Leavenworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Platte City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Edgerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Atchison
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Port Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Oak Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Cummings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Muscotah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Brown County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Everest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Horton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Willis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Baker ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Mercier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mercier is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
- Hiawatha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Doniphan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Brenner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Bendena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Moray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Denton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Wathena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Severance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Jackson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Larkinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Whiting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Denison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Nortonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Dunavant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Half Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Valley Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
- McLouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oskaloosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Ozawkie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Lowemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Kickapoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Leavenworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Jarbalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Hoge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Basehor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- Wallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Winthrop, see our County-by-County Page for Winthrop.
Cemeteries Near Winthrop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winthrop.
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 Winthrop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winthrop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Mt. St. Scholastica Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Benedicts Abbey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- State of Kansas Children's Orphan Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sumner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hudseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gore-Cummings-Nielson-Armstrong-Case Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winthrop had a population of 496 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winthrop, with the one closest to Winthrop listed first.
- Atchison
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dalbey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dalbey is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Doniphan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Hawthorne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Port Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Iatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halls is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Potter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Oak Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- De Kalb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winthrop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winthrop.
Newspapers Published in Winthrop ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winthrop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winthrop, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winthrop.
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 helpful 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 Winthrop:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Holt County
- Platte County
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson 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 Winthrop, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winthrop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |