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 Andover (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 Andover. 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.
Name Variations for Andover ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Andover has also been known as: Cloud City.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Andover. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Andover.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Andover is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Chase, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Andover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Andover:
- Butler County (The home county of Andover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Prairie Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prairie Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Sunset Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
- Lorena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Towanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Haverhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Bois d'Arc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Douglass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cowley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Udall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Wilmot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Kellogg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Harvey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Annelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Annelly is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
- McLains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Sedgwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- McGraw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Van Arsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Eastborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Bel Aire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kechi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wichita Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Cow Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Oatville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cicero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Millerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Andover, see our County-by-County Page for Andover.
Cemeteries Near Andover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andover.
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 Andover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Seltzer Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deem Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kensington Gardens Memorial Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpoint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indianola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reflection Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Eastridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Andover had a population of 270 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Andover had a population of 13,672 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Andover, with the one closest to Andover listed first.
- Lorena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Minneha
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tolerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Towanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kechi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wichita Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
- Furley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Furley is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
- Douglass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Andover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andover.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Andover ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andover.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Andover. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Andover and those printed in the larger area surrounding Andover.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Andover.
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 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 Andover:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cowley County
- Harvey County
- Marion County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner 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 Andover, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Andover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |