Welcome to Ronald ...
Although we found mention of Ronald during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Ronald was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Ronald to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ronald, please Contact Us.
We aren't confident of the location of Ronald, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ronald, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Ronald is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Ronald might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Ronald would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Ronald ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ronald - they are located in Alabama, Minnesota and Washington (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ronald.
Communities near Ronald ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ronald.
- Fort Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <4>
- Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
- Arma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
- Arma is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <4>
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Bronson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Bronson is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Bronaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Walnut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ronald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ronald.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ronald. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ronald.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ronald. See our Newspapers Page for Ronald.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ronald ...
Looking for more information about Ronald? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ronald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ronald.
Adding Ronald to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ronald in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ronald was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Ronald on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ronald.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Ronald and then turned west". While Ronald could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Ronald as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ronald could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ronald - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |