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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Adams (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Adams. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Adams is located in Kingman County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kingman County: Barber, Harper, Pratt, Reno, Sedgwick & Sumner.

Below are the counties that are near Adams. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams:

  • Kingman County     (The home county of Adams)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
    • Belmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rago
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Norwich
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <2>
    • Alameda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alameda
      • From Adams to Alameda
    • Murdock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Murdock is located in Kingman County
    • Spivey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kingman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zenda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <2>
    • Willowdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nashville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Penalosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cunningham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Barber County
    • Sharon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Former name for Sharon:
      • Bible Valley
  • Harper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
    • Runnymede
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Runnymede
      • From Adams to Runnymede
    • Duquoin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Freeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Attica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Anthony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Crisfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crisfield
      • From Adams to Crisfield
    • Ruella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
      • Ruella is located in Harper County
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
    • Pretty Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
      • Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <2>
    • Saint Joe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
    • Lerado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lerado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
      • Lerado is located in Reno County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lerado
      • From Adams to Lerado
    • Castleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
  • Sedgwick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
    • Anness
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anness
      • From Adams to Anness
    • Cheney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Viola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
    • Garden Plain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Clonmel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Clearwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Goddard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Andale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.
    • Milton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
    • Argonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ewell
      • From Adams to Ewell
    • Conway Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Milan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
    • Anson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anson
      • From Adams to Anson
    • Mayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams, see our County-by-County Page for Adams.

Cemeteries Near Adams ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.

  • Upchurch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upchurch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upchurch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rago Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rago Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rago Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Duquoin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Star Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stitch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stitch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stitch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harper Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Murdock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Eden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Adams in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams, with the one closest to Adams listed first.

  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
    • Rago is located in Kingman County
  • Duquoin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Runnymede
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Runnymede is located in Harper County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Runnymede
    • From Adams to Runnymede
  • Norwich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <2>
  • Alameda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Alameda is located in Kingman County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alameda
    • From Adams to Alameda
  • Murdock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Murdock is located in Kingman County
  • Cleveland ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Kingman County
  • Spivey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Sumner County
  • Harper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Anness
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anness
      • From Adams to Anness
    • Kingman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Kingman County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams.

Newspapers Published in Adams ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Adams:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4586, Longitude: -97.9776       In this case, the coordinates for Adams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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