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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 Bavaria (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 Bavaria. 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 Bavaria ...

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.

Bavaria has also been known as: Houch.

Other variations include: Hohneck, Hohnek and Honeck.

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.

Bavaria is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson & Ottawa.

Below are the counties that are near Bavaria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bavaria:

  • Saline County     (The home county of Bavaria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bavaria, with the one closest to Bavaria listed first.
    • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
      • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
    • Smolan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
      • Smolan is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Brookville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Salemsborg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Falun
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Glendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mentor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Assaria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
      • Assaria is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <2>
    • Bridgeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Cambria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Cambria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
      • New Cambria is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Cambria
      • From Bavaria to New Cambria
    • Hallville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
      • Hallville is located in Saline County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hallville
      • From Bavaria to Hallville
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bavaria, with the one closest to Bavaria listed first.
    • Solomon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Acme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Dickinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Acme
      • From Bavaria to Acme
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Dickinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Elmo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
    • Abilene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ellsworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bavaria, with the one closest to Bavaria listed first.
    • Terra Cotta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
      • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
    • Carneiro ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
      • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carneiro
      • From Bavaria to Carneiro
    • Venango
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
      • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
    • Yankee Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Langley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
    • Kanopolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
      • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <2>
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Bavaria to Midway
    • Ellsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bavaria, with the one closest to Bavaria listed first.
    • Beverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Quartzite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <2>
    • Milo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milo
      • From Bavaria to Milo
  • McPherson County
  • Ottawa County
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bavaria, with the one closest to Bavaria listed first.
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crawford
      • From Bavaria to Crawford
    • Galt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Rice County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Galt
      • From Bavaria to Galt
    • Geneseo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Little River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bavaria, see our County-by-County Page for Bavaria.

Cemeteries Near Bavaria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bavaria.

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 Bavaria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bavaria, with the one closest to Bavaria listed first.

  • Brookville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smolan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smolan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Faun Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gypsum Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Terra Cotta Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terra Cotta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terra Cotta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summit Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...
    • Saline Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saline Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saline Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Crown Point Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Bavaria had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bavaria, with the one closest to Bavaria listed first.

  • Smolan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
    • Smolan is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Brookville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Salemsborg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Falun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Salina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trenton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Saline County
  • Shipton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipton
    • Shipton is located in Saline County
  • Mentor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Arcola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arcola
    • From Bavaria to Arcola
  • Culver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Terra Cotta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
  • Assaria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
    • Assaria is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Cambria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Cambria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
      • New Cambria is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Cambria
      • From Bavaria to New Cambria
    • Carneiro ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
      • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carneiro
      • From Bavaria to Carneiro

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bavaria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bavaria.

Newspapers Published in Bavaria ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bavaria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bavaria, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bavaria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bavaria:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bavaria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saline County: www.co.saline.ks.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Bavaria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Bavaria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bavaria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7971, Longitude: -97.7556    









 

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