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 Barret (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 Barret. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Barret is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.
Below are the counties that are near Barret. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barret:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Barret)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Wheaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Duluth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Fostoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Olsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Onaga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Havensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aikins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Saint Clere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Soldier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Winifred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winifred is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
- Irving ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Vermillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
- Beattie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beattie is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Axtell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Nemaha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Centralia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Corning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- America City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Seneca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Goff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Central City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Riley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Winkler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- May Day
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Walsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Leonardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <1>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Barnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chepstow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimeo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Gage County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Barneston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barret, see our County-by-County Page for Barret.
Cemeteries Near Barret ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barret.
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 Barret - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barret covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankfort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Frankfort.
- The Frankfort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willow Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92493 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edinborough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Proctor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Vermillion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marshall Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find Barret in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barret.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barret, with the one closest to Barret listed first.
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Vliets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vliets is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
- Irving ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville has also been known as:
- Hazelville
- Vermillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Wheaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Beattie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beattie is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Schroyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schroyer is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
- Neuchatel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fostoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barret. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barret.
Newspapers Published in Barret ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barret.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barret, 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 Barret.
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 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 Barret:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Nemaha County
- Riley County
- Washington County
- Gage 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 Barret, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barret) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |