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 Bancroft (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 Bancroft. 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 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.
Bancroft is located in Nemaha 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 Nemaha County: Brown, Jackson, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Pawnee (NE) & Richardson (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Bancroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bancroft:
- Nemaha County (The home county of Bancroft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Goff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Wetmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- America City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Granada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Capioma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capioma is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Muscotah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Arrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Mercier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mercier is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
- Powhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Horton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Baker ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Willis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Sun Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
- Morrill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morrill is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Everest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- Hiawatha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Padonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Padonia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
- Doniphan County
- Purcell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Soldier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Netawaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Denison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Larkinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Mayetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Hoyt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Half Mound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Valley Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <1>
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Vermillion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Axtell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Frankfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Havensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onaga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Duluth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Aikins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Emmett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wheaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belvue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Pawnee County (NE)
- Du Bois
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richardson County (NE)
- Nim City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nim City is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bancroft, see our County-by-County Page for Bancroft.
Cemeteries Near Bancroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bancroft.
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 Bancroft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bancroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Ontario Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wolfley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- The Barnes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Star Cemetery
- America City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Circleville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris Cemetery
- Corning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Powhattan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Powhattan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masters & Warren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bancroft had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Ontario
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Goff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Wetmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Soldier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- America City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Circleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Netawaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Granada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Havensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Capioma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capioma is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Holton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bancroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bancroft.
Newspapers Published in Bancroft ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bancroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bancroft, 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 Bancroft.
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 Bancroft:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Nemaha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atchison County
- Brown County
- Doniphan County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Pottawatomie County
- Pawnee County
- Richardson 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 Bancroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bancroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |