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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 Anchorway (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 Anchorway. 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 and hospitals 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.

Anchorway is located in Barton 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 Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.

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

  • Barton County     (The home county of Anchorway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorway, with the one closest to Anchorway listed first.
    • Great Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dundee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Barton County
    • Heizer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
      • Heizer is located in Barton County
    • Kanbrick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanbrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
      • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
    • Dartmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
      • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Pawnee Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Barton County
    • Hoisington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • South Hoisington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
      • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
    • Ellinwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
      • Ellinwood is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <1>
    • Albert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <1>
    • Olmitz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorway, with the one closest to Anchorway listed first.
    • Holyrood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
      • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <1>
    • Lorraine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorway, with the one closest to Anchorway listed first.
    • Ray ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Pawnee County
    • Larned
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
      • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
    • Garfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorway, with the one closest to Anchorway listed first.
    • Silica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
      • Silica is located in Rice County
    • Raymond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Chase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
      • Chase is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Bushton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Alden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <1>
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorway, with the one closest to Anchorway listed first.
    • Otis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <1>
    • Timken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
      • Timken is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Bison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
      • Bison is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Rush Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
      • Rush Center is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <1>
    • Loretta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
      • Loretta is located in Rush County
      • Former names for Loretta:
      • Illinois
      • Marienfeld
    • La Crosse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Rush County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <1>
  • Russell County
    • Milberger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
      • Milberger is located in Russell County
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anchorway, with the one closest to Anchorway listed first.
    • Seward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Radium
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Hudson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Saint John
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <1>
    • Macksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Stafford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Stafford has also been known as:
      • Stafford Center
      • Stafford City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Anchorway ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anchorway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anchorway, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anchorway.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Anchorway:

Cemeteries Near Anchorway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anchorway.

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

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

  • Great Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dundee Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dundee Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dundee Valley Cemetery
  • Everett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Golden Belt Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Belt Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Belt Memorial Park
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Rockville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockville Cemetery
  • Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Valley Cemetery
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pawnee Rock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery
    • Albert Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albert Cemetery

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 Anchorway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anchorway.

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

  • Great Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dundee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Barton County
  • Heizer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
    • Heizer is located in Barton County
  • Dartmouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
  • Pawnee Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Seward
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Hoisington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Barton County
  • Ellinwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
    • Ellinwood is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <1>
  • Albert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Albert is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <1>
  • Olmitz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ray ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Pawnee County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Redwing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
      • Redwing is located in Barton County
    • Hudson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Stafford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Odin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Odin is located in Barton County

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

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

The official website for Barton County: www.bartoncounty.org/

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

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anchorway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchorway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3490, Longitude: -98.8161    
<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 Anchorway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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