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Platte County, Missouri

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 18 Platte County towns.

The oldest is Farley, established 1850. The largest by population is Kansas City (508,090).

Town	Established	Population
Dearborn	–	482
Edgerton	1883	601
Farley	1850	265
Ferrelview	1928	642
Houston Lake	–	229
Iatan	–	39
Kansas City	–	508,090
Lake Waukomis	–	888
Northmoor	–	291
Parkville	1858	7,117
Platte City	–	4,784
Platte Woods	–	394
Ridgely	–	95
Riverside	–	4,013
Smithville	1867	10,406
Tracy	1883	269
Weatherby Lake	–	2,077
Weston	–	1,756

About these towns

Dearborn: From 1913 to 1933, Dearborn was one of the stops along the Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway (KCCC&SJ), an interurban light rail line connecting Kansas City and St.

Farley: In Farley on August 20, 1900, Sheriff John H. Dillingham responded to a double homicide with two deputies. On Main Street, Sheriff John Dillingham encountered the murderer, Dr.

Ferrelview: A post office called Ferrelview was established in 1925, and remained in operation as an independent post office until 1962 and at that time became a sub contracted post office and served the community as a full service post office until December 1981.

Houston Lake: It is a private lake that is only available to residents of Houston Lake.

Iatan: The community is said to derive its name from Iatan, a chief of the Otoe tribe who supposedly derived his name from battles with the Comanche who were sometimes also referred to as Iatan; a variant spelling was Iotan.

Kansas City: The town of Kansas, Missouri, was incorporated on June 1, 1850, reincorporated and renamed "City of Kansas" on March 28, 1853, and renamed "Kansas City" in 1889.

Northmoor: A post office called Northmoor was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1947. The community's name is an amalgamation of Moore, the name of a first settler, and "north", a directional name relative to the community's location from Kansas City.

Parkville: The Benjamin Banneker School, Mackay Building, Charles Smith Scott Memorial Observatory, Waddell "A" Truss Bridge, and Washington Chapel C.M.E. Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Ridgely: It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Riverside: For many years, the town was known for its Riverside Race Track. The Riverside Park Jockey Club operated from 1928 to 1937 and was popularly called Pendergast Track after its patron, the city boss of Kansas City, Tom Pendergast, although he was not officially on its organization papers.

Smithville: Smithville is named after Humphrey "Yankee" Smith (1774 – May 5, 1857) after he settled at the site in 1822. The town was originally known as "Smith's Mill" but ultimately became "Smithville" as it was easier to pronounce.

Tracy: The city is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Weston: The Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped at "Bear Medison" island, near the location of today's city hall. Weston was the oldest settlement in the Platte Purchase of 1836 and was therefore also the farthest western settlement (thus, "West Town") in the United States until the admission of Texas as a state in 1845.