Polecat Creek (Wilkerson Creek tributary)

Platte Township is an inactive township in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Platte Township was erected in 1827, taking its name from the Platte River.

KCMO (710 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Kansas City, Missouri. Owned by Cumulus Media, the station airs a news-talk radio format. The studios and offices are on Indian Creek Parkway in Overland Park, Kansas. KCMO is also heard on KCHZ (95.7 FM) in Ottawa, Kansas, FM translator K279BI (103.7) in Kansas City, Missouri, and on the second HD Radio channel of co-owned KCFX (101.1) in Harrisonville, Missouri. The AM transmitter is off North Eastern Road, near Interstate 435, on Kansas City's Northeast side. KCMO broadcasts with 10,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna at all times. The station is heard around the Kansas City metropolitan area, in sections of Missouri and Kansas. With a good radio, the signal can also be heard in parts of Iowa, Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas and Nebraska. Due to KCMO's low transmitting frequency, plus Kansas's flat terrain and excellent ground conductivity, the station has an unusually large daytime coverage area, reaching a population area of nearly 12 million people.

Winner is an unincorporated community in Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Staley High School is a public high school in Kansas City, Missouri. It is one of the four high schools in the North Kansas City School District along with North Kansas City High School, Oak Park High School, and Winnetonka High School. The school was named after the nearby Staley Farms and the road of the same name. The school opened in the 2008–09 school year with an enrollment of nearly 1,000 students from Oak Park High School. It is the first Green school in Missouri; however, other schools are in the process of being built and/or planned. The school's mascot is the Falcons, and the school's colors are green, black, and silver. Staley's original principal, Clark Mershon, retired in June 2017, and was replaced by the current principal Dr. Larry Smith.

Nashua is a neighborhood on the northside Kansas City, Missouri, United States in what is known as the Northland.A post office called Nashua was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1962. The community was named after Nashua, New Hampshire, the native home of an early settler.

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.

Ectonville is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The community was named after Dillie Ecton, a local merchant in the 1930s.

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.

Aker Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Smithville, Clay County, Missouri. The Aker Cemetery is the only remaining evidence of the initial settlers in the area. It was established about 1835, and contains 10 marked gravesites dated from 1835 to 1882, and a total of 25 graves.: 2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Gashland is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, United States.Gashland has the name of Joseph D. Gash, first landowner of the site. A post office called Gashland was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1959.

Smithville Lake is a 7,190-acre (29 km2) reservoir on the Little Platte branch of the Platte River in Clay County, Missouri near Smithville. It provides the water supply for Smithville, Missouri and Plattsburg, Missouri. Kansas City, Missouri has reserved a portion for its water supply. The lake was built and is administered by the Kansas City office of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (which includes all of Missouri and Kansas, as well as small portions of Nebraska and Iowa) primarily for flood control. The lake is 10th largest of Corps lakes in the district, but third in terms of shoreline. It has 5,000 acres (20 km2) of public land and 175 miles (282 km) of shoreline. Smithville Dam was authorized in 1965. Construction began in 1972 with the dam being completed in 1977. Impoundment began in 1979. The dam is of earthen construction and is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long. At its crest it is 105 feet (32 m) high and contains a maximum capacity of 246,500 acre-feet (304,100,000 m3). It is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.The Jerry L. Litton Visitor Center by the dam tells the history of the area, as well as has memorabilia about the Congressman who died in a plane crash on election night after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1976.