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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 Arkalon (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 Arkalon. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Arkalon is located in Seward 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 Seward County: Haskell, Meade, Stevens, Beaver (OK) & Texas (OK).

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

  • Seward County     (The home county of Arkalon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkalon, with the one closest to Arkalon listed first.
    • Kismet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
      • Kismet is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Liberal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray County
    • Copeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkalon, with the one closest to Arkalon listed first.
    • Satanta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satanta
      • Satanta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satanta <1>
    • Sublette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkalon, with the one closest to Arkalon listed first.
    • Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • Plains is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <1>
    • Collano
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
      • Collano is located in Meade County
    • Missler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
      • Missler is located in Meade County
    • Meade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Meade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
      • Meade has also been known as:
      • Meade City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <1>
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkalon, with the one closest to Arkalon listed first.
    • Moscow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Former name for Moscow:
      • Mosco
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
    • Hugoton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
      • Hugoton is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
      • Former name for Hugoton:
      • Hugo
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <1>
  • Beaver County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkalon, with the one closest to Arkalon listed first.
    • Floris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Turpin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Forgan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgan
      • Forgan is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forgan <1>
    • Beaver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
  • Texas County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arkalon, with the one closest to Arkalon listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <1>
    • Hooker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooker <1>
    • Adams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Arkalon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arkalon.

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

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

  • Arkalon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Liberal.
    • The Liberal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Liberal Memorial Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92883 <4>
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Biller Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Glendale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Glendale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glendale Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the northwest of Kismet.
  • Union Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banner Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Turpin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turpin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Independence Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midway Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyrone Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Atwater Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Young Family Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Seward Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Kismet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kismet
    • Kismet is located in Seward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Liberal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plains
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Plains is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <1>
  • Missler
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
    • Missler is located in Meade County
  • Moscow
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Former name for Moscow:
    • Mosco
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
  • Beaver
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
  • Meade
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Meade has also been known as:
    • Meade City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meade <1>
  • Hugoton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
    • Hugoton is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
    • Former name for Hugoton:
    • Hugo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Arkalon ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arkalon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Arkalon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Arkalon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Arkalon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Arkalon.

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 helpful 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 Arkalon:

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

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arkalon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arkalon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1431, Longitude: -100.8074       In this case, the coordinates for Arkalon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Arkalon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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