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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 Anness (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 Anness. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Anness is located in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County: Butler, Cowley, Harvey, Kingman, Reno & Sumner.

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

  • Sedgwick County     (The home county of Anness)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anness, with the one closest to Anness listed first.
    • Viola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
    • Cheney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clonmel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Garden Plain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
      • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Goddard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Peck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Murray Gill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oatville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Haysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
      • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <2>
    • Wego-Waco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Westlink Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlink Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
      • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
  • Harper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anness, with the one closest to Anness listed first.
    • Runnymede
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Runnymede
      • From Anness to Runnymede
    • Danville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Duquoin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anness, with the one closest to Anness listed first.
    • Norwich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <2>
    • Adams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adams
      • From Anness to Adams
    • Murdock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Murdock is located in Kingman County
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Alameda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alameda
      • From Anness to Alameda
    • Rago
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Kingman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Spivey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Zenda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <2>
  • Reno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anness, with the one closest to Anness listed first.
    • Saint Joe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
    • Pretty Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
      • Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <2>
    • Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
      • Haven is located in Reno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <2>
    • Castleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Reno County
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anness, with the one closest to Anness listed first.
    • Milton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
    • Conway Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Sumner County
    • Ewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ewell
      • From Anness to Ewell
    • Anson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anson
      • From Anness to Anson
    • Argonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Milan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Roland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cicero
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cicero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
      • Cicero is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cicero
      • From Anness to Cicero
    • Wellington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Perth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perth
      • From Anness to Perth
    • Belle Plaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
      • Belle Plaine is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Anness ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anness.

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

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

  • Eden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peotone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peotone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peotone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Viola Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stitch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stitch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stitch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upchurch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upchurch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upchurch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conway Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conway Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conway Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheney Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheney Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Johns 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Anness had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Milton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Sumner County
  • Viola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <2>
  • Norwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in Kingman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <2>
  • Conway Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Millerton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in Sumner County
  • Cheney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Ewell is located in Sumner County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ewell
    • From Anness to Ewell
  • Clearwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Garden Plain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Anson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Anson is located in Sumner County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Anson
    • From Anness to Anson
  • Runnymede
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Runnymede is located in Harper County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Runnymede
    • From Anness to Runnymede
  • Murdock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Murdock is located in Kingman County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Anness ...

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 203 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anness.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anness, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anness.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Anness:

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

The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/

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>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 Anness, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anness) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4820, Longitude: -97.7291       In this case, the coordinates for Anness have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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