Ridgely, Missouri

Preston Township is an inactive township in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Preston Township was erected in 1838, taking its name from Preston Dunlap, a local judge.

Edgerton Junction is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area. The community is on a hilltop overlooking the Platte River which flows past one-half mile to the east. Edgerton is three miles to the northeast at the intersection of Missouri routes B and Z.

Edgerton is a city in northeastern Platte County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 546 at the 2010 census.

Holland Branch is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Platte River. Holland Branch has the name of John Holland, the original owner of the site.

Todd Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Little Platte River. Todd Creek has the name of Joseph Todd, a pioneer settler.

Owens Branch is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Missouri.Owens Branch has the name of John Cross Owens, an early settler.

Trimble is a city in southwestern Clinton County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census.

Hoover is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Downtown Smithville Historic District is a national historic district located at Smithville, Clay County, Missouri. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings in the central business district of Smithville. The district developed between about 1868 and 1964, and includes representative examples of Gothic Revival and Classical Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the IOOF Lodge Hall / Smithville City Hall (c. 1890), C.C. Kindred Motor Company (c. 1910), The State Theater (c. 1910), Masonic Hall (c. 1905), First Christian Church (1927), Bank of Smithville / Citizens Bank and Trust (1889), Post Office (c. 1890), Methodist Episcopal Church (c. 1925), Smithville Community Hospital (1936), and Standard Service Station (c. 1935).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Smithville is a city in Clay and Platte counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, along the Little Platte River. The population was 10,406 at the 2020 United States Census.

Kerrville is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area. Kerrville has the name of Ezra Kerr, the original owner of the land where the community now is located.

The Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Railway was an electrified interurban railway that ran between Kansas City, Missouri, and St. Joseph, Missouri, from the early 1900s until 1933. It was the longest of the various interurbans serving Kansas City running nearly 60 miles (97 km) and extended another 10 miles (16 km) to Savannah, Missouri. The railway was built over the course of three years by electrical engineer George Townsend, brother to writer and congressman Edward W. Townsend and composer Cornelia Townsend. The interurban was a light rail system in which single cars traveled powered by an overhead electric wire. The interurban ran hourly. Fare was $1.55 and it took nearly two hours from downtown to downtown. One line went from Kansas City to St. Joseph, another line went from Kansas City to Excelsior Springs. The railway made Townsend wealthy. George Townsend killed himself in Kansas City, MO on June 24, 1913 by jumping into the Missouri River.