Our Genealogy Helper
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 Albert (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 Albert. 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 hospitals and 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.
Albert is located in Barton County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Albert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Albert:
- Barton County (The home county of Albert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Olmitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heizer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Kanbrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Anchorway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorway is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
- Hoisington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Hoisington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
- Galatia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Pawnee Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Great Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Pfeifer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Schoenchen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Walker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Munjor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Antonino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Toulon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Ash Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Larned
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ray ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Rozel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Rice County
- Silica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silica is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Loretta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Rush Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Crosse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liebenthal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Nekoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Hargrave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Milberger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Gorham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Radium
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Seward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Albert, see our County-by-County Page for Albert.
Cemeteries Near Albert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albert.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Albert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Albert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Albert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Svatopluk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
- The Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bergtal Cemetery
- Bergthal Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Albert had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Albert had a population of 163 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Albert, with the one closest to Albert listed first.
- Olmitz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heizer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Timken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Bison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Pawnee Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoisington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galatia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Great Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ash Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Rush Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- La Crosse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Albert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albert.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Albert ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albert.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Albert. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Albert and those printed in the larger area surrounding Albert.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Albert.
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 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 Albert:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Barton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ellis County
- Pawnee County
- Rice County
- Rush County
- Russell County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Albert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Albert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |