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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 . [ 4 ] .
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Smithville Lake is a 7,190-acre (29 km 2) 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.
Paradise is an unincorporated community in northwest Clay County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [2] 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.
Platte County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,718. Its county seat is Platte City. [1] The county was organized December 31, 1838, [2] from the Platte Purchase, [3] named for the Platte River.
Roughly bounded by Bridge, Church, Commercial & Meadow Sts., Smithville, Missouri Coordinates 39°23′14″N 94°34′49″W / 39.38722°N 94.58028°W / 39.38722; -94
The state park was acquired in 1926 and is named for Missouri governor Sam Aaron Baker who encouraged the development of the park in his home county.In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps added many structures to the park including the park office and visitors center, which was originally used as a stable, the stone dining lodge, most of the park's cabins, and the backpacking shelters ...
Lawson is home to Ray County's oldest bank, Lawson Bank, founded in 1883. Interesting sites near Lawson include the historic Watkins Mill (now a Missouri state park and National Historic Landmark ) and KC-10L, a Nike missile base, located a mile east of Lawson (Nov 1959 - Feb 1964).