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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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.
Name Variations for Baldwin City ...
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: Baldwin.
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 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.
Baldwin City is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Osage & Shawnee.
Below are the counties that are near Baldwin City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baldwin City:
- Douglas County (The home county of Baldwin City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Vinland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Sibleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
- Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
- Worden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
- Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
- Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
- Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Douglas County
- Anderson County
- Greeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Greeley is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
- Greeley
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Le Loup
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Wellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Centropolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Ottawa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Imes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Richter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Rantoul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Homewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Ransomville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Williamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
- Medina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Newman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- McLouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
- McLouth is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <2>
- Grantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Lake Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
- Clearview City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- Clare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clare is located in Johnson County
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
- Olathe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Olathe is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Johnson County
- Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
- Holliday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Lenexa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <2>
- Overland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <2>
- Lake Quivira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Quivira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Leavenworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Loring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Tonganoxie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
- Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <2>
- Basehor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <2>
- Jarbalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Stanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Paola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <2>
- Chiles
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
- Chiles is located in Miami County
- Osawatomie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie
- Osawatomie is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osawatomie <2>
- Bucyrus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Miami County
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Miami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
- Block
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County
- Wea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Louisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Fontana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Overbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <2>
- Quenemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Vassar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
- Vassar is located in Osage County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassar <2>
- Carbondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Lyndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Lyndon is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
- Scranton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Scranton is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
- Melvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Shawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Berryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Tecumseh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
- Pauline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Cullen Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
- Wyandotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Bonner Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <2>
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
- Grinter Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baldwin City, see our County-by-County Page for Baldwin City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Baldwin 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 186 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baldwin City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Baldwin City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Baldwin City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Baldwin City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Baldwin City.
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 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 Baldwin City:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Kansas Historical Society
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miami County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Osage County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawnee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandotte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Anderson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Douglas County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kansas
- Cemeteries of Douglas County
Cemeteries Near Baldwin City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baldwin 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.
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 Baldwin City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie City Cemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie City Cemetery
- Baldwin City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin City Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Point Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Cemetery
- Old Black Jack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Black Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Black Jack Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Vinland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94001 <4>
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
- Ulrich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulrich Cemetery
- Wellsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsville Cemetery
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- Clearfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearfield Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
- Flory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flory Cemetery
- Clearfield Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Baldwin City had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Baldwin City had a population of 4,689 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baldwin City, with the one closest to Baldwin City listed first.
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Vinland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Le Loup
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Wellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Worden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Centropolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Prairie Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in Johnson County
- Hesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Hesper is located in Douglas County
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- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Ottawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
- Globe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baldwin City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baldwin City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baldwin City: www.baldwincity.org/
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Baldwin City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baldwin City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7782, Longitude: -95.1874 In this case, the coordinates for Baldwin City 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 Baldwin City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |