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 Basil (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 Basil. 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 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.
Basil is located in Kingman 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 Kingman County: Barber, Harper, Pratt, Reno, Sedgwick & Sumner.
Below are the counties that are near Basil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Basil:
- Kingman County (The home county of Basil)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Alameda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Rago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Spivey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murdock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Zenda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willowdale is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Penalosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Penalosa is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penalosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Barber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Isabel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Isabel is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pixley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- Harper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Duquoin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Runnymede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anthony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Crisfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crisfield is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
- Ruella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruella is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Pratt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Reno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Pretty Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lerado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lerado is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerado
- Castleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Castleton is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Saint Joe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joe is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Jordan Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Langdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Turon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turon is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Former name for Turon:
- Pioneer City
- Darlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Darlow is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Sedgwick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Cheney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garden Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Clonmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
- Goddard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Argonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Conway Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Basil, see our County-by-County Page for Basil.
Cemeteries Near Basil ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Basil.
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 Basil - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Basil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rago Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duquoin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosier Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Upchurch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Basil in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Basil.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Basil, with the one closest to Basil listed first.
- Alameda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alameda is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
- Cleveland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Rago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Spivey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Duquoin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murdock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murdock is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Zenda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Calista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calista is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calista
- Runnymede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Basil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basil.
Newspapers Published in Basil ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Basil.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Basil, 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 Basil.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Basil:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Kingman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barber County
- Harper County
- Pratt County
- Reno County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner 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 Basil, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Basil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |