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 Angola (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 Angola. 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 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.
Angola is located in Labette 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 Labette County: Cherokee, Crawford, Montgomery, Neosho, Craig (OK) & Nowata (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Angola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Angola:
- Labette County (The home county of Angola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Valeda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Labette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Oswego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chetopa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Hoag
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hoag is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag
- Faulkner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Hallowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
- Mill Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Sherwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
- Keelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keelville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
- Crawford County
- McCune
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Avian ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Coffeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Tyro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Caney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Havana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Elk City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Galesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Neodesha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Lafontaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Craig County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow is located in Craig County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Welch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluejacket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nowata County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- South Coffeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Sanders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sanders is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Lenapah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wann
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coodys Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
- Nowata
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County (OK)
- Copan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Angola, see our County-by-County Page for Angola.
Cemeteries Near Angola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Angola.
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 Angola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Angola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Ritchland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Penfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lei Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kalloch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kellick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lain Burial Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- McClintock Kingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vance Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Angola had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Angola, with the one closest to Angola listed first.
- Valeda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Coffeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Dearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stover is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Labette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Angola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Angola.
Newspapers Published in Angola ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Angola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Angola, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Angola.
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 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 Angola:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Labette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Crawford County
- Montgomery County
- Neosho County
- Wilson County
- Craig County
- Nowata County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Angola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Angola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |