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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 Aikman (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 Aikman. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Aikman is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.

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

  • Butler County     (The home county of Aikman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikman, with the one closest to Aikman listed first.
    • Cassoday
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassoday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassoday
      • Cassoday is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassoday <2>
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • De Graff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Graff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to De Graff
      • From Aikman to De Graff
    • Pontiac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pontiac
      • From Aikman to Pontiac
    • Rosalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • El Dorado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopkins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hopkins
      • From Aikman to Hopkins
    • Potwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Midian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
      • Midian is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midian
      • From Aikman to Midian
    • Leon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
    • Towanda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <2>
  • Chase County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikman, with the one closest to Aikman listed first.
    • Wonsevu
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wonsevu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
      • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wonsevu
      • From Aikman to Wonsevu
    • Matfield Green
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Cedar Point is located in Chase County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Bazaar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Clements
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elmdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Chase County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmdale <2>
    • Gladstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Chase County
    • Cottonwood Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Falls
      • Cottonwood Falls is located in Chase County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Falls <2>
    • Neva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
      • Neva is located in Chase County
      • Neva has also been known as:
      • Neva Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neva
      • From Aikman to Neva
    • Strong City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
      • Strong City is located in Chase County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Strong City has also been known as:
      • Strong
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <2>
    • Rockland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Chase County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockland
      • From Aikman to Rockland
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikman, with the one closest to Aikman listed first.
    • Ivanpah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Lapland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
      • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lapland
      • From Aikman to Lapland
    • Reece
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
    • Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Piedmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
  • Harvey County
    • Annelly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
      • Annelly is located in Harvey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Annelly
      • From Aikman to Annelly
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikman, with the one closest to Aikman listed first.
    • Burns
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oursler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oursler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
      • Oursler is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oursler
      • From Aikman to Oursler
    • Peabody
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aulne ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aulne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
      • Aulne is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aulne
      • From Aikman to Aulne
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Aikman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aikman.

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 Aikman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cassoday Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassoday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassoday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chelsea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chelsea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chelsea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridgeway Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foster Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pontiac Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • High Prairie Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Matfield Green Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belle Vista Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blankenship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blankenship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Homestead Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Baker Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Economy Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Economy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Economy 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.<6>

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

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

  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
  • De Graff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Graff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • De Graff is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to De Graff
    • From Aikman to De Graff
  • Pontiac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pontiac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pontiac
    • From Aikman to Pontiac
  • Rosalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ivanpah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
  • Wonsevu
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wonsevu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
    • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wonsevu
    • From Aikman to Wonsevu
  • Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Butler County
  • Matfield Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • El Dorado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lapland
    • From Aikman to Lapland
  • Potwin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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    • Reece
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Thrall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Thrall is located in Greenwood County
    • Cedar Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Cedar Point is located in Chase County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people

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

Newspapers Published in Aikman ...

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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aikman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aikman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aikman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Aikman:

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

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aikman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aikman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9904, Longitude: -96.6820       In this case, the coordinates for Aikman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Aikman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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