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 Arvonia (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 Arvonia. 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 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 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.
Arvonia is located in Osage 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 Osage County: Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Arvonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arvonia:
- Osage County (The home county of Arvonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Osage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Melvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Peterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Lyndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vassar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <1>
- Quenemo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Harris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Glenlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenlock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
- Chase County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Toledo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saffordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Ellinor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Coffey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Lebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Halls Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Strawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gridley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Aliceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Le Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ransomville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Homewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Richter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Lamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Lang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Miller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Admire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emporia Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Berkeley Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Emporia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Merrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Americus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morris County
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Shawnee County
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Wabaunsee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Harveyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Eskridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arvonia, see our County-by-County Page for Arvonia.
Cemeteries Near Arvonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arvonia.
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 Arvonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arvonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Arvonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alpine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barclay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reading Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Key West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Neosho Rapids.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93132 <2>
- South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunter Cemetery
- Badger Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Creek Cemetery
- The Badger Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Cemetery South
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Malvern Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Arvonia had a population of 113 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arvonia, with the one closest to Arvonia listed first.
- Lebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Neosho Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Osage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <1>
- Miller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Peterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Halls Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Lyndon Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arvonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arvonia.
Newspapers Published in Arvonia ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arvonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arvonia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arvonia.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Arvonia:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Osage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Chase County
- Coffey County
- Franklin County
- Greenwood County
- Lyon County
- Morris County
- Shawnee County
- Wabaunsee 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 Arvonia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arvonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |