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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 Astor (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 Astor. 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.

Astor is located in Greeley 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 Greeley County: Cheyenne (CO), Kiowa (CO), Prowers (CO), Hamilton, Wallace & Wichita.

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

  • Greeley County     (The home county of Astor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor, with the one closest to Astor listed first.
    • Horace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Kanco ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
      • Kanco is located in Greeley County
    • Tribune
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
      • Tribune is located in Greeley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <2>
  • Hamilton County
    • Coolidge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wallace County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor, with the one closest to Astor listed first.
    • Weskan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sharon Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
      • Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Former name for Sharon Springs:
      • Eagle Trail
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <2>
  • Wichita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor, with the one closest to Astor listed first.
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
      • Selkirk is located in Wichita County
      • Selkirk has also been known as:
      • Selkirk Station
    • Leoti
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
      • Leoti is located in Wichita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leoti <2>
  • Cheyenne County (CO)
    • Arapahoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kiowa County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor, with the one closest to Astor listed first.
    • Sheridan Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
      • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <2>
    • Water Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County (CO)
  • Prowers County (CO)
    • Hartman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
      • Hartman is located in Prowers County (CO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Astor ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Astor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Astor, 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 Astor.

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 Astor:

Cemeteries Near Astor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Astor.

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

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

  • Rodgers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
  • Greely County Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greely County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greely County Cemetery
  • Towner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towner Cemetery
  • Stockholm Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Selkirk Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selkirk Cemetery
  • Pearl Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearl Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Sheridan Lake Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Lake Cemetery
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
  • Car wood Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Car wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Car wood Cemetery
  • Weskan Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dinas Community Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Coolidge Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 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.<6>

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

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

  • Horace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Tribune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Tribune is located in Greeley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <2>
  • Towner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
    • Towner is located in Kiowa County (CO)
  • Whitelaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitelaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Whitelaw is located in Greeley County
  • Stuart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Kiowa County (CO)
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk is located in Wichita County
    • Selkirk has also been known as:
    • Selkirk Station
  • Sheridan Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
    • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County (CO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <2>
  • Weskan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Leoti
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
    • Leoti is located in Wichita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leoti <2>
  • Brandon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Kiowa County (CO)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Astor. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Astor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Astor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4728, Longitude: -101.9030       In this case, the coordinates for Astor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Astor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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