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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 Ash Grove (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 Ash Grove. 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 Ash Grove ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Ashgrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Ash Grove: Ash Grv.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Ash Grove is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Ellsworth, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Russell & Saline.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Ash Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
    • Denmark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
    • Sylvan Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
      • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
      • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
      • Sylvan Grove Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <2>
    • Lincoln Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <2>
    • Barnard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Quartzite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
      • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
    • Beverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Cloud County
    • Simpson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Cloud County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
    • Wilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Ellsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
    • Hunter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
    • Tipton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Elder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cawker City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawker City
      • Cawker City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cawker City <2>
    • Beloit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Beloit is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beloit <2>
    • Asherville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
      • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
    • Gilbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
  • Osborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
    • Downs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Osborne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
      • Osborne has also been known as:
      • Peru
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <2>
    • Bloomington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
    • Ada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Ottawa County
    • Tescott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
      • Tescott is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ash Grove, with the one closest to Ash Grove listed first.
    • Lucas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Luray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Luray is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Waldo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Former name for Waldo:
      • Pleasant Run
    • Dorrance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
      • Dorrance is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <2>
    • Bunker Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
    • Paradise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Russell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ash Grove ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ash Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ash Grove, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ash Grove.

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 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 Ash Grove:

Cemeteries Near Ash Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ash Grove.

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

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

  • Spillman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillman Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
  • Pottersburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottersburg Cemetery
  • Trail Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Creek Cemetery
  • Rosette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosette Cemetery
  • Greenwood Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Union Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Elm Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Vesper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vesper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vesper Cemetery
  • Round Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Springs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Delhi Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delhi Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Lucas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delhi Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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>

While we didn't find Ash Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ash Grove.

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

  • Denmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
  • Victor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Mitchell County
  • Vesper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
    • Vesper is located in Lincoln County
  • Blue Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
  • Sylvan Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <2>
  • Lucas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tipton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
    • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <2>
  • Cheyenne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
    • Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
    • Cheyenne has also been known as:
    • Cheyenne City
  • Luray
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Barnard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Vincent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Vincent is located in Osborne County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shady Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
      • Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County
    • Corinth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Osborne County
    • Milo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Lincoln County

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

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ash Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ash Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1614, Longitude: -98.3620       In this case, the coordinates for Ash Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ash Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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