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 Bain City (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 Bain City. 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.
Bain City is located in Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County: Atchison, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Wyandotte & Platte (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Bain City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bain City:
- Leavenworth County (The home county of Bain City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Leavenworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kickapoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Hoge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Lowemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Basehor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jarbalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Tonganoxie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loring
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Oak Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Port Williams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Potter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Atchison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Monrovia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Doniphan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Doniphan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Weaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Eudora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Noria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noria is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
- Hesper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- McLouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Oskaloosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Nortonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Lake Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Ozawkie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Wilder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Holliday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zarah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zarah is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- De Soto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Roeland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Clearview City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Wallula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Piper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Bonner Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Grinter Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Kansas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Turner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Argentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Buchanan County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Lewis and Clark Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- De Kalb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Faucett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Agency
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Matney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Clay County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Barry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barry is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Nashua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Acme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- North Kansas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Clinton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Gower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gower is located in Clinton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <1>
- Plattsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Kansas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Cement City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Maywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- River Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- New Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Raytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platte County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Stillings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- East Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Platte City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- West Platte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weatherby Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Woodruff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Ferrelview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linkville is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bain City, see our County-by-County Page for Bain City.
Cemeteries Near Bain City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bain City.
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 Bain City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bain City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leavenworth National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Muncie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delaware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Starns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starns Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Stranger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Bain City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bain City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bain City, with the one closest to Bain City listed first.
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stillings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Leavenworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farley is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Wallula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Wolcott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Kickapoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Platte City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Platte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bain City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bain City.
Newspapers Published in Bain City ...
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 199 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bain City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bain City, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bain City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bain City:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Leavenworth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Doniphan County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Buchanan County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Platte 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 Bain City, 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- Bain City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |