Downtown Smithville Historic District

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.

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.

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.

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.

Polecat Creek is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Wilkerson Creek. Polecat Creek was named for the polecats which roamed along its course.

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.

Paradise is an unincorporated community in northwest Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies between the two arms of the Smithville Lake on the Little Platte River. The city of Smithville lies across the lake to the southwest. The community is located along Missouri Route W about four miles southeast of Trimble in adjacent Clinton County.

WHB (810 AM) is a commercial radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, airing an all-sports radio format. Its studios are on West 121st Street in Overland Park, Kansas, also the headquarters of its owner, Union Broadcasting. For most of the 1950s through the 1970s, while it was broadcasting at 710 AM, WHB was one of the nation's most influential Top 40 outlets. WHB is an affiliate of ESPN Radio. It also carries play-by-play games of Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas Jayhawks, UMKC Kangaroos athletics, and the Kansas City Mavericks of the ECHL. Union Broadcasting also owns KCTE, another all-sports station in the Kansas City metropolitan area. KCTE primarily carries ESPN Radio programming while WHB mainly airs local sports shows during the day. KCTE also carries some sporting events that WHB is unable to air due to other commitments. By day, WHB operates at 50,000 watts, the maximum for AM stations. It uses a non-directional antenna. However, because AM 810 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KSFO in San Francisco and WGY in Schenectady, New York, at night WHB reduces power to 5,000 watts. It switches to a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The towers are off Northeast Cookingham Drive in the Nashua neighborhood of Northland, Kansas City, adjacent to Interstate 435. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K279BI at 103.7 MHz. The station is noted for its large coverage area, as WHB can be heard as far north as the southern fringe of South Dakota, as far east as the Quad Cities, as far west as Garden City, Kansas, and as far south as Fayetteville, Arkansas. City-grade coverage can be achieved as far north as southwestern Iowa. It is the primary entry point station for Kansas and western Missouri in the Emergency Alert System.

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.

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

Ridgely is a village in Platte County, Missouri within the United States. The population was 104 at the 2010 census. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area.